Crime Rates at Lime Tree Gardens, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1NR

Lime Tree Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bilbrook , and the 11th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 Lime Tree Gardens (WV8 1NR) in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the Bilbrook average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Tree Gardens (WV8 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bilbrook Court, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodside Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.