Wednesfield Town
Middle areaEast Wolverhampton. 8,030 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Wednesfield Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wednesfield Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wednesfield Town at a rate of 182.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 499 |
| Shoplifting | 314 |
| Other crime | 255 |
| Vehicle crime | 112 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 105 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 101 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wednesfield Town compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wednesfield Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wednesfield Town at a rate of 182.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 140 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wednesfield Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (499), shoplifting (314) and other crime (255).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wolverhampton
These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wolverhampton and not Wednesfield Town alone. See Wolverhampton
Wednesfield Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wednesfield Town was £237,500 in 2025.
Wednesfield Town had 7,579 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wednesfield Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wednesfield Town, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.