Crime Rates at High Street, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9DN

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wombourne North , and the 8th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 High Street (WV5 9DN) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 341.9% higher than the Wombourne North average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WV5 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walk Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.