Crime Rates at The Droveway, Wolverhampton, WV8 1UA

The Droveway 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 The Droveway (WV8 1UA) 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 The Droveway (WV8 1UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fallowfield, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnhurst Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.