Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • 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
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

Barnhurst Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 177th highest crime rate of 784 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 56.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnhurst Lane (WV8 1XB), the main crime hotspot is near Barnhurst Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barnhurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnhurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smallwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Smallwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Forge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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