Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skipton Green area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 348th highest crime rate of 784 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 Skipton Green (WV6 0TY) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Oxley average (81.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skipton Green (WV6 0TY), the main crime hotspot is near Reansway Square. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skipton Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hambrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaisdale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bransdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbs Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hambrook Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Hambrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firsbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firsbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firsbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crosby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kenton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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