Crime Rates at Wood Road, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV6 8LY

Wood Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Tettenhall Regis , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Wood Road (WV6 8LY) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Tettenhall Regis average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Road (WV6 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandy Hollow, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Green (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.