Total Crime Rate

513.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 513.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 462.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

High Meadows area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Tettenhall Wightwick , and the 20th 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 High Meadows (WV6 8PP) in the last 12 months was 513.9 per 1,000 residents and was 838.9% 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 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Meadows (WV6 8PP), 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 High Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandy Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fox Hollow Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Hollow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Hollow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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