Total Crime Rate

85.0 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 85.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Middlefield area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 321st 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 Middlefield (WV8 1TF) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlefield (WV8 1TF), 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 Middlefield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sholing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Marholm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blanefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blanefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duffield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fallowfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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