Total Crime Rate

625.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.4 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 625.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 351.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.4 9/10
  • Other theft 81.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Babworth Close area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 13th 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 Babworth Close (WV9 5LX) in the last 12 months was 625.0 per 1,000 residents and was 671.5% higher than the Oxley average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babworth Close (WV9 5LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hambledon Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Babworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wragby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clewley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clewley Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Whitburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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