Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheyney Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 216th highest crime rate of 782 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 Cheyney Close (WV6 0XE) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the Oxley average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheyney Close (WV6 0XE), the main crime hotspot is near Reansway Square. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheyney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bitterne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reansway Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gatis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northam Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bitterne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devoran Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devoran Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reansway Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warmley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warmley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warmley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockhurst Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brockhurst Drive Local resolution
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Data Sources

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