Crime Rates at Wayside, Wolverhampton, WV8 1TE

Wayside area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wayside (WV8 1TE) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Oxley average (81.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside (WV8 1TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fallowfield, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pagham Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.