Crime Rates at The Fold, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV5 0LL

The Fold area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wombourne North , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 The Fold (WV5 0LL) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Wombourne North average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fold (WV5 0LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copper Beech Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.