Total Crime Rate

167.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 167.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 89.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Alameda Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 105th 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 Alameda Gardens (WV6 9EX) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 106.3% higher than the Oxley average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alameda Gardens (WV6 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glassford Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aldersley Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alameda Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sandy Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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