Police report 'encouraging' 7% drop in crime

Crime in Wolverhampton has fallen by 7% over the past year, with sharp drops in knife violence among young people, burglaries and robberies, according to West Midlands Police.

Figures from the force show that violent incidents involving knives and under 25s fell by more than 34% in the year to March 2026.

Other offences also declined, with burglaries down 31% and robberies falling by 27%. Vehicle crime also dropped, with thefts of cars down 14% and thefts from vehicles down 12%.

Ch Supt Anthony Tagg said the figures were "really encouraging" and meant fewer people had been victims of crime compared with the previous year.

"We are also acutely aware that for any victim of crime, any single crime is one too many," he said.

Tagg said officers worked "tirelessly to bring offenders to justice" and to make communities safer.

Police said a combination of neighbourhood patrols, specialist operations and targeted activity in known hotspots had contributed to the reductions.

Dedicated neighbourhood officers were working across the city alongside teams such as the Project Guardian Taskforce, which focuses on serious youth violence and knife crime, the force said, adding that officers were also targeting repeat offenders involved in shop theft.

Meanwhile targeted patrols focused on reducing violence and gang activity were taking place in Whitmore Reans, Staveley, East Park, Heath Town and Bilston.

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