Total Crime Rate
124.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linslade Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 175th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Linslade Close (WV4 5EE) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linslade Close (WV4 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Wolverhampton Road East. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malins Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverhampton Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Genge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Genge Avenue | Under investigation |
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