Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gainford Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 336th 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 Gainford Close (WV8 1XU) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainford Close (WV8 1XU), the main crime hotspot is near Alverstoke Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gainford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bebington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bebington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bebington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sholing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverstoke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duffield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marholm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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