Crime Rates at Dock Meadow Drive, Wolverhampton, WV4 6LE

Dock Meadow Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dock Meadow Drive (WV4 6LE) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Ettingshall North average (78.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dock Meadow Drive (WV4 6LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwells Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.