Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linslade 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 5EF) 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 5EF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Linslade Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranworth Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Genge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Genge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbhill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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