Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ploughmans Walk area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ploughmans Walk (WV8 1TU) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ploughmans Walk (WV8 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatsheaf Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ploughmans Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Blanefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marholm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sholing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Forge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Blanefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duffield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fallowfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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