Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnhurst Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 165th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnhurst Lane (WV8 1XB) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnhurst Lane (WV8 1XB), the main crime hotspot is near Barnhurst Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnhurst Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Smallwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Covert Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnhurst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Covert Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnhurst Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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