Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Penn , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Hill (WV4 5JD) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Penn average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Hill (WV4 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sedgley Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lea Manor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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