Total Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 162.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 94.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bridgnorth Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Tettenhall Wightwick , and the 113th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

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 Bridgnorth Road (WV6 8AF) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 196.7% higher than the Tettenhall Wightwick average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgnorth Road (WV6 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Sandy Hollow. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgnorth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Hollow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Hollow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fox Hollow Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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