Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wayside area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 298th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wayside (WV8 1TB) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher than the Oxley average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside (WV8 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Fallowfield. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wayside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smallwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Smallwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torfield —
Sep 2025Public order Blanefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fallowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blanefield Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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