Stoke and Wyken vs Wednesfield and Heath Town

Stoke and Wyken has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,246 crimes in the last 12 months. Wednesfield and Heath Town has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 4,824 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Stoke and Wyken shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wednesfield and Heath Town shows -12.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Stoke and Wyken, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,995 incidents). In Wednesfield and Heath Town, it is Violent Crime (2,156 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Stoke and Wyken recorded 367 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wednesfield and Heath Town recorded 401. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Stoke and Wyken totalled 1,995 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,156 in Wednesfield and Heath Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Stoke and Wyken recorded 5,862 crimes (now 5,246, a change of -10.5%). Wednesfield and Heath Town recorded 5,503 crimes previously (now 4,824, -12.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Stoke and Wyken has a resolution rate of 25.4% and Wednesfield and Heath Town has 20.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Stoke and Wyken falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Wednesfield and Heath Town is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Stoke and Wyken and Wednesfield and Heath Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.