Crime Rates at Borden Close, Wolverhampton, WV8 1YF

Borden Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 782 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 Borden Close (WV8 1YF) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borden Close (WV8 1YF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatsheaf Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sholing Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.