Crime Rates at Hedgerow Walk, Wolverhampton, WV8 1UW

Hedgerow Walk area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 187th 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 Hedgerow Walk (WV8 1UW) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgerow Walk (WV8 1UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatsheaf Road, where police recorded 27 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.