Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakeley Hill area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Penn , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakeley Hill (WV4 5RB) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Penn average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakeley Hill (WV4 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Cottages, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peterdale Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakeley Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brenton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wakeley Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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