Crime in WV11: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
WV11 recorded 201 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.46 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 49.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 23.6% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring52.63 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment201 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 23.6% year-on-year
Total Crimes
201Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within WV11 district
Wolverhampton
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Map | total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Public order: 5 | 17 |
| Holberg Grove Map | total: 11 Shoplifting: 11 | 11 |
| Tithe Road Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 2 | 7 |
| Leveson Road Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 7 | 7 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Public order: 1 | 5 |
| Meadow View Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 1 | 4 |
| Ellerton Walk Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Duke Street Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Petrol Station Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Bicycle theft: 1 | 4 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: WV11
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WV11 (49.8%). Shoplifting (9.5%) and Anti-social Behaviour (8.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in WV11 has fallen sharply — by 23.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for WV11 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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