Wolverhampton crime stats

April 2024

The overall crime rate in Wolverhampton postcode area is 120.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 19.2k crimes were violent crimes which is 41.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 142% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 48.4% over the last twelve months.Wolverhampton crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →41.7%8. highest142%19.2k-13.2%
Vehicle crime →8.8%13. highest171%4.1k-5.1%
Criminal damage and arson crime →8.0%21. highest121%3.7k-8.0%
Shoplifting crime →7.8%15. highest132%3.6k48.4%
Antisocial behaviour crime →7.2%6. lowest55%3.3k14.6%
Public order crime →6.6%36. highest102%3.0k-30.4%
Other theft crime →6.5%37. highest98%3.0k-16.3%
Burglary crime →4.7%19. highest133%2.2k-21.5%
Other crime →2.2%17. highest145%1.0k-7.6%
Drugs crime →2.0%40. lowest88%9137.8%
Possession of weapons crime →1.6%3. highest214%752-6.8%
Robbery crime →1.5%16. highest147%707-11.0%
Bicycle theft crime →0.7%37. lowest75%314-3.4%
Theft from the person crime →0.6%45. highest38%285-18.1%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Possession of weapons crime" rate is at 214% of national crime rate which puts Wolverhampton on 3. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Possession of weapons crime" makes up 1.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 752 cases and has decreased by 6.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

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