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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WV12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WV12 recorded 118 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.48 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 48.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 23.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring64.34 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment118 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 23.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

118
trending_down -31.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

64.34per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

595

Within WV12 district

Wolverhampton

26,345

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Heather Grove Map
total: 6 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Harvesters Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
High Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other theft: 1
4
Caernarvon Close Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Bloomfield Drive Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Cranmer Avenue Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Vehicle crime: 1
3
Lewis Close Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Charles Street Map
total: 2 Vehicle crime: 2
2
Birchfields Road Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
118 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
57
48.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
17
14.4%
Vehicle Crime
11
9.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
7
5.9%
Public Order
7
5.9%
Other Theft
5
4.2%
Burglary
5
4.2%
Shoplifting
4
3.4%
Other Crime
2
1.7%
Robbery
1
0.8%
Theft from Person
1
0.8%
Drug Offences
1
0.8%

Crime Analysis: WV12

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WV12 (48.3%). Criminal Damage & Arson (14.4%) and Vehicle Crime (9.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WV12 has fallen sharply — by 23.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WV12 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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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -31.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -23.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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