Total Crime Rate

520.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 520.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 439.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 20th highest crime rate of 784 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 Green Lane (WV6 9HJ) in the last 12 months was 520.2 per 1,000 residents and was 535.3% higher than the Oxley average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (WV6 9HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Rise, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alderford Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeley Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Blakeley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calcot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blakeley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeley Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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