Total Crime Rate
144.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandringham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 140th highest crime rate of 784 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 Sandringham Road (WV4 5TH) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandringham Road (WV4 5TH), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehall Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blakenhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elm Dale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ascot Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ryecroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryecroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ryecroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birchwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birchwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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