Crime Rates at Penshaw Close, Wolverhampton, WV9 5NG

Penshaw Close area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 19th 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 Penshaw Close (WV9 5NG) in the last 12 months was 548.1 per 1,000 residents and was 569.5% higher than the Oxley average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penshaw Close (WV9 5NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hambledon Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.