Crime Rates at Wood Street, Lanesfield, Wolverhampton, WV4 6LH

Wood Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 312th highest crime rate of 784 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 Wood Street (WV4 6LH) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Ettingshall North average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (WV4 6LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.