5 Most DANGEROUS CRIME Areas in WOLVERHAMPTON Explored!
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- In this video, we explore 5 of the most dangerous and crime-ridden areas in Wolverhampton, one of the most well-known Black Country cities.
Wolverhampton is statistically the most dangerous city in the West Midlands, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of the West Midlands's 44 towns, villages, and cities.
The overall crime rate in Wolverhampton in 2022 was 128 crimes per 1,000 people -- that’s a serious crime rate.
As you can see from our footage where we’re walking around on foot, there are some intimidating areas, poverty is a real problem in some areas, and the local council and police are taking steps to fight back.
If you live in any of the areas covered in this video, we'd love to hear from you!
Please drop a comment below the video and share your experiences with the rest of the viewers, thanks.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro to the 5 Most Dangerous Areas in Wolverhampton
00:20 - Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill
02:58 - Heath Town
05:34 - Blakenhall
07:35 - West Park
10:07 - Wednesfield
#wolverhampton #midlands #blackcountry
All footage filmed by the UK Explored team and cannot be reused without permission.
Ok in no particular order (other than I'm sort of going clockwise)....
Pendeford: Mostly a decent area but there's one minor estate that although on the edge of town, years ago suffered the fate of having some bad families move there from further in and nowadays the youths are into gang stuff.
St Anne's Estate, Oxley: underrated as a bad area. Not the worst but a small estate cut off from the rest with some characters.
Shelley Avenue, Oxley/Bushbury: Another underrated one. Small but rough little estate in an otherwise ok area. Someone innocent horribly was shot in the park there in recent times.
Bushbury/Scotlands/Low Hill: Might as well put these together as it's almost one continuous housing estate. Mostly good people but bloody rough in parts and very run down in parts. The bit of Scotlands by the pub that got shut down is pretty bad and for me, as well as Showell Circus which attracts everyone, Guy Avenue seems a bit hairy at times.
Okement/Torridge Drive, Wednesfield: Three huge tower blocks and a bunch of smaller flats. Pretty rough. Fairly sure they bump up the overall crime rate for Wednesfield.
Castlebridge Gardens, Wednesfield: A very small estate of maisonettes with some undesirables. Very small but the way it's laid out could be intimidating for a newcomer.
Park Village (the area): Inner city main road with a bunch of rough terraced houses streets just off it. Wits needed at night I would say.
New Park Village (the estate): A throwback to the 70s. Maisonettes all linked by overhead walkways. Loads of good people there but also a bit of a gang problem. Cut off from the rest.
Heath Town Estate: Lived there as a teen when it was really bad. 4 huge tower blocks, 5 smaller ones and then loads of Maisonettes that were always linked by walkways. Estate has been done up and whilst it's improved it's still got gang problems.
Lunt Estate: Proper trashy estate on the edge of Bilston bordering Darlaston.
Coronation Estate, Bilston: just near Hickman Park. Proper naughty area.
Eastfield: Nothing like as bad as it was but it's a large council estate on the inner East side and as such you'll always have some undesirables.
Ettingshall Village: and surrounding area near Priestfield metro station. I love it round there but there definitely are some wrong uns.
Parkfield/All Saints: putting these 2 together as they border one another. Bit of a gang problem. Definitely a prostitution problem especially around Kent Road. In recent years a high percentage of lower class Eastern Europeans who behave better than Blacks and Whites when it comes to crime but seem to neglect their areas pretty badly.
Graiseley/Merridale/Pennfields: Sort of inner south West side and moving further out. Nothing like as rough as other areas mentioned but if you go there thinking it's a walk in the park then you'll get a nasty shock.
Merry Hill: not the shopping centre but the estate with tower blocks right on Wolverhampton south West edge. Not a great area. Unexpected gang problems too.
Whitmore Reans: Rough. Gang problems. Run down severely in parts. Wits needed.
I WAS going to talk about Blakenhall Gardens from back in the day but let's be positive here.....a horrible high rise estate existed and was eventually knocked down. Though there's still a bit of rough in those parts, the reality is that the Sikhs have totally made that area their own and that's a good thing. You won't find many inner city areas with LESS crime as this one. Quality Asian shops and restaurants. A couple of rough streets but they look worse than they are. And of course a stones throw away is Goldthorn Park, an almost 100% Asian area that's wealthy, lovely and well kept and an advert for all that's right with immigration.
I love Wolverhampton
I really appreciate you taking the time to give a rundown of each of those areas. I'll pin this for the benefit of others - and I love that you love Wolverhampton, if only we all loved where we lived, the world would be a beautiful place.
@@ppppickupmy Nan lived alone after becoming a widow and when a new Sikh family moved in next door and found out she has no nearby family they checked on her regularly and took food and later on did her shopping bins etc and basically treated her like family. All my own experiences with Sikhs are they are v neighbourly and hardworking ❤
The lunt is just scummy not dangerous
@@moominmay the Sikhs in Wolves are awesome
Yeah I forgot about Ellerton Walk flats, Park Village, and who could forget Blakenhall Gardens 6 tower blocks before they were knocked down! Pendeford dovecotes definitely has some bad uns but it’s ok to go through.
Rocket Pool at Bradley is another little area that is a bit rough.
I think Rakegate/Oxley is ok though.
I agree about Sikhs and also Hindus. Generally great hard working people who retain their own customs of course but otherwise intergrate superbly and are not at all much different to the white population. They fought alongside us in the war remember too.
I wish the national media would do more short films like this, I give you utmost respect for being on the ground walking around these areas and showing us what they're really like!
Agreed 👍
It ain't that bad.... When you've grown up there.
Who needs national media when we've got all these great content creators!
He is sound as a pound and REALLY balanced (i.e. just doing a survey really). AGREE with all above.
I was born in New Cross hospital and lived in Wednesfield for the first few years in one of the high rise flats, later in Lanesfield. Thankfully my parents managed to move to Wales when i was 8 pushed by the rising crime. I still go back but so much has changed and is in serious decay. I can see some of that early corrosion moving into where i am now. Flooding out from the cities that are overflowing with diverse lowlife. Thank you diversity.
To say this place is “dangerous” is an understatement it’s brutal I think the police have even give up
Yeah, like I mentioned, I had a few people shout at me and I didn't even come across that many people as it was raining hard most the time. I think I need to consider getting some insurance if I'm going to step it up and go to worse places than Wolverhampton 😁
@@ukexplored I used to deliver ceramic tiles round the west mids and there are many’s times I’ve been threatened even people trying to pinch tiles off of my curtain sided truck.
Yeah, it’s sad honestly - especially if you’re just trying to work.
I wish we didn’t have areas with such deprivation and crime, but until something drastic changes it’s only going to continue getting worse.
Dangerous Barry ?????? I,m a senior citizen, and Wolves in general, is a wonderful place to live: full of people who have the highest standards of behaviour, and integrity. Dangerous, is the last word l would use in describing this wonderful city l call home, wild horses would not drag me out of this paradise on earth. I tingle with anticipation at what pleasures await me each day in this little bit of heaven on earth. Dangerous is not the word to use in a city with a sophisticated populace.
If RUclips provided awards to hand out for the best comments, I’d give it to you, sir.
Whole heartedly agree that Wolverhampton has quite the crime rate and could do with some more support from the higher-'ups, but to highlight a city/town on crime alone is a one-sided view. There is so much more to this city than what you've highlighted. If it was so bad, myself and others wouldn't have had the fun childhoods we lived.
Yes, I agree. I mentioned in the video that Wolverhampton has a lot going for it and some awesome areas, but the purpose of this video was to only look at the bad areas in isolation. I think some people assume I’m trying to ignore the good points of the city, but it’s not that at all.
grew up in Willenhall and had the best childhood.
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Genuinely surprised Wednesfield came top of the list and not remotely surprised about the rest. Wednesfield has always been lovely. My grandparents lived there and I’ve never felt unsafe there unlike the other areas. Bentley Bridge and those high rise flats do border onto Heath Town though so I wonder if the trouble just leaks across the boundary line? Because Wednesfield is massive
Bentley Bridge shopping area has lot of crime issues I believe.
Hes only fimed right in the centre which is pretty rough. Lots of middle class areas he went nowhere near.
plus it not a suburb, it's a town in its own right.
@@susanmurray5118 I’ve always referred to Wednesfield as Wednesfield village. Maybe it was from my grandparents but you’re right, it is it’s own town really
@@Thelittlebirchhouse yep it's like saying Willenhall is a suburb of Walsall but it's a (shit) town in it's own right that just comes under the control of Walsall council
I've lived in Wolverhampton since *1984* and while I won't argue with the crime statistics, it luckily doesn't feel as bad as this video makes Wolverhampton to be.
I'm very familiar with *Heath Town* and *Whitmore Reans* and never had any problems.
The only trouble I've ever had in *Heath Town* was after dark with a badger and a 3-legged ginger cat that stalked me for about a week.
I hope the police managed to find those two furry assailants - maybe they're responsible for some of the crime numbers in the area!
@@ukexplored The 3-legged ginger cat got ran over by a Land Rover a month later (It wasn't me - I don't own a Land Rover)
Re. The badger, don't mess with them, they are so aggressive when they feel threatened
😂😂 Being badgered by a cat
@@lailaayan306 Don't mess with Tripod 😹
I live in 1 of the heath town tower blocks, that appeared in this vid, it's been shot at 3 times as far as i can recall, an old couple were murdered in their newish place some time back, just after covid a guy had his arm chopped off during hte middle of the day, so yeah i keep to yself if possible around there
Excellent film young man.
Why, thank you, kind sir. Good day to you.
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We did it Budgie, huge thanks for your support.
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I grew up in Wolverhampton and my youth was in the 1990s. I know the Low Hill area well and it is probably the most deprived areas in the country riddled with generation after generation of people who originated from the slums of Wolverhampton. Those ancestors were rehoused in Low Hill following the clearing of the slums only to move next to other new residents from less poverty.
Yeah Low and the Scotlands, i preferred Low Hill but i just stayed on Third Avenue to get down to the shops and the library when I needed it, I lived just off the cannock rd, I found the scotlands shops rougher but maybe that's just because i was used to low hill
I know a guy who was voted in unanimously as chairman of a WR residents association by the neighbours because of his attempts to pull the neighbourhood together. They solved all the major problems on one estate almost overnight. It was a great success. It was due to neighbours working together toward a common goal.
Then there was a problem in Maxwell road, in All Saints area with an ethnic group propositioning young Asian girls coming from school. Both English, Carribean and Asian ethnicities clubbed together and had the offenders evicted only to have them replaced by friends of the same offending group. The police and council were inefectual and the local newspaper covered the story. All Saints is a concrete jungle where the high yellow moon wont come out to play. ☹️
The Lunt is a place where a stranger would be well advised to stay away from. Just the look of the place says everything.
The council have capitualated here
Nice vid man. go Harehills, Leeds.. might not make it back though
I just googled that area, I’ll need a stab vest for sure. It’s not even amongst the top 5 worst areas in Leeds either.
What about Beeston ,I hear it's dodgy especially along Dewsbury road 😮
Thanks for posting. It's interesting to see the areas we tourists don't want to see in person. I live in Toronto and we have many areas that are dystopian also. Especially well-intentioned public housing neighbourhoods built from the late 40s to the 70s. What they didn't foresee was drug culture--total game changer. And the mixing of cultures in one cramped location. Religions and different traditions are usually going to clash, at least at first.
Thanks for commenting, and you’ve hit the nail on the head, it’s exactly all of those issues you mentioned, everyone knows it, and it gets worse year on year but there is nothing anyone can lawfully do to stop it sadly.
FYI there are plenty of ExPat Canadians who live in & many Canadian citizens who visit Wolverhampton during the summer season & they love every minute they’re here.....they just happen to be Canadian geese that’s all.
@@umarkhatab1700 hahaha. You can keep them! Those sh#t machines!
@@argopunk the dog seems to like them....says they’re good eatin.
Well good we don't want you here 😊
I've lived in Wolverhampton for the past 5 years now,never had any trouble. Yes it has its rough places but to be honest I've never been uneasy walking around on my own (I wouldn't say I'm a hard bloke but I can look after myself if needed and I'm fairly streetwise). I think you've just gotta keep your wits about you.
I grew up in Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, and from experience that was a much worse place to live. Regular fights, robberies, even attempted murders/murders right on my doorstep (research the death of Nicola Dixon, late 90s if I remember correctly).
Park Road West is big lovely Victorian houses. On the other side of the Tettenhall Road is Park Dale, a beautiful little Victorian area in the middle of 30-50s builds and brutalist architecture. Not surprised the prices have dropped that much - the afluent people of Park Road West have skidaddled.
I LOVED Wodensfield Tower, was my first flat when I was 17, 2 bedroom too and the crime was still about nearly what it is now 25+ years later ... but the local pub loved my music from the 10th floor ;)
Wednesfield is far from the roughest area. Maybe because there are a lot of shops the crime rate is higher. From living in Wolverhampton my whole life and being a delivery driver knowing the whole city quite well I’d say
1. Low Hill/Bushbury
2. Heath Town
3. Whitmore Reans
These 3 by far the worst but after that
4. Merridale
5. The Lunt (bilston)
6. Warstones
But tbh I don’t think Wolverhampton is a dangerous place to live it’s more to do with poverty and petty crimes. I’d quite happily walk anywhere in the city at night, whereas london Birmingham Manchester no chance 😅
Thanks for that information, appreciate it. I did mention in the video that shoplifting made up a lot of the crime in wednesfield but wanted to stay consistent with the facts.
I might go back in the future, if I do I’ll look at those other areas you mentioned.
We just filmed in Dudley and Wednesfield South was on the list there but we didn’t include it this time.
i lived near Warstones it's not really bad down there
I'd add pendeford/dovecotes to that top 3
Warstones rough??? Merridale too?? Holy crap things must have changed a bit since I left in the late 80s!
Grew up in Penn Fields and actually walked to school in Merridale, it was never really rough but there were a few seedy looking bedsits and HMOs around.
As to Warstones, I'm shocked, my Grandparents lived up towards the Penn Road but really only a quarter of a mile from the Warstones Road, it used to be just boring and although not well off, not run down or dirty either, people used to look after their modest semi-detached houses and gardens. What's happened there?
Spot on mate! Wednesfield has a lot of Wolves football hooligans but most of Wednesfield is pretty safe. Lots of shops and nice houses with nice cars attracts shoplifters, burglars and car thieves, thats the reason the crime rate is so high.
I grew up in Wednesfield, on the Linthouse estate. What’s happened to the “village” is shameful. Such a shame, but I still don’t feel unsafe there, strangely.
I lived in Wolverhampton when I left the Army in 1975 as my wife was from there. First home was at Rowlands Ave off Deans road, then we moved to the Scotlands on Barry Crescent. My son and Youngest Daughter were both born at New Cross hospital . The Scotlands, Low hill and parts of Bushbury were a bit rough back then but I must say I never had trouble with anyone in the years I and my family lived there. We moved to Huddersfield i the early eighties , but my wife still has family down there.
Low hill / Bushbury / the scotlands should be on the list
Yeah I’ve heard about the reputations of those areas, not sure why they don’t feature on official stats. A lot of crime in certain areas doesn’t get reported, I know that much.
If you grow up in wolves you don’t realise how dangerous it is 😭 I class wednesfield as a nice area, spent most of my time around the dumps you’ve mentioned but it’s home
Init wenny is know for petty crimes
I grew up there and it was clearly dangerous where I lived😬
@@The_New_Abnormal_World_Order only dangerous if you acted a certain way, I’ve never had any issues in the 30 years I’ve been here, just depends on the person you are
Excellent video. You’ve summed up Wolverhampton perfectly I’ve moved away 10 years ago and would never come back to live there.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, glad you enjoyed it!
As an American, this video taught me that British hoods are structured differently. It could be a nice looking housing estates with various immigrant groups and rampant with crime.
There is a HUGE shortage of housing. It is not like Sweden where everyone has a place to live (the hoods as you are alluding - literally no housing here in the uk). All races places and spaces are mixed and Wolverhampton does NOT have racial tensions. But it was granted city status which means little. The Midlands is very geographical, it has no coastline, but food is plentiful. The drug wars are between all possible racial suppliers of all possible nationalities of all possible concoctions. The drug wars are because the cash has DRIED-UP.
Thanks for your video. Whilst I realise you've taken the time to look at the stats I need to pick you up on West Park. The stats here are skewed due to the fact that it hosts a lot of events that attract a lot of people and where you have lots of people you have a lot of crime so that's why the figures are like they are. Saying that I was kerb crawled at 2pm on the edges of West Park once when I was 19 lol. Also Wednesfield isn't really a suburb of Wolverhampton it's a town in its own right that happens to be in the borough. I used to live in Whitmore Reans as a student and I absolutely loved it. Very Asian, cheap rent, close to town, staggering distance from the pub. I think I paid £15 a week rent in 1987. Happy Daze
I lived opposite the Newhampton pub throughout the '80s. Loved it and the area. Pub was like the United Nations. Woe betide any visitor with any racist problems, They soon learned they were unwelcome, lol. You certainly spelled "daze" appropriately! Imagine, a former HA playing bowls out the back...😊
Really looking forward to my trip to Wolverhampton in November 😬
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You still alive bro? kek 😂
@@JettzCG I've still got about 5 hours before my train, but it's looking hopeful
Surprised to not see Low Hill get a mention. Perhaps it's improved since I lived there 30 years ago.
I used to live in Whitmore Reans, close to West Park and also Wednesfield. I could produce a map of Wolverhampton indicating which streets you should not got down after dark. The place does have a beauty of it's own though.
Whitemore Reans - Got burgled, friend held at knifepoint at ATM machine.
West Park - Someone kicked the front door in on the way home from the pub with his girlfriend.
Wednesfield - Woman got hit over the head with an iron bar by 'travellers' and virtually scalped at local pub, never went there again. Constantly multiple police helicopters with search lights flying overhead.
Could you do Erdington?
Ima be honest with you lad west park and reans are the same area
That’s fair. The way official crime stats are grouped is often a bit strange, to do with the areas different sections of police cover I’m guessing.
Just thought that 😂
Well, you can easily add the Vauxalls in there too.
You know what Whitmore Reans means? A bit more swamp. Says it all.
Wednesfield is no way the worst for crime in wolverhampton' believe me,reans,pendeford,pen fields, heath town are all a lot worse and people who live in the town know the reasons why.
I've got family in Wolverhampton, I've always found it to be quite a friendly place.
Interesting video bro , I find it can be interesting to describe any town my town Eastbourne east sussex classified as posh or upper class. But we have had the Armed cops here and big drug busts 1 mil £+.
Yeah, some say the white collar crimes we don’t always hear about are more damaging, and it makes you wonder.
I live in London where there are far worse areas, in terms of space and environment. Just wondering whether the problem lies with the people rather than the place 🤔
I’ll stay impartial. But the stats leaves clues doesn’t it. 🤔
The thing that’s forgotten about London is that there’s still huge investment within the city, although there are bad parts there is WAY more opportunity. There’s been very little investment in Wolverhampton and the neighbouring city is Birmingham, the city with the highest gun crime, that all leaks here as well. Nothing to do with the people, just no one cares about this city.
To a degree, but I used to live in Birmingham and London, as a whole, isn't the land of milk and honey that some might suppose. Take a look at Thamesmead.@@randomsmiles1470
It's the people.
I've talked to old folk from Aston Birmingham and they've told me it used to be fantastic in the 50s and 60s, then something changed...
I blame the liberals. Bring back National service.
those towerblocks need some good quality cladding
Its not safe on the roads in Wolverhampton either , twice I've had a near miss when pulling out of junctions because of the speed of the cars, they're going around 30 zones at crazy speeds.
You should do more areas in and around the Black Country and Birmingham, would be pretty cool see
Yes, I'm going to, parts of Walsall look like a war zone on Google Earth 😀
Used to work in Chapel Ash - West Park was a favourite lunchtime walk. Always thought it was a nice area, until I parked my car outside West Park one day and saw someone shooting up in the car parked next to me.
I’m just going to say that my friend lived in West Park in one of the high rises in the video. I swear to God it is one of the loveliest places you could wish to be. I used to visit several times a week and I used to love those days.
I love hearing positive things about the places I cover, thanks for sharing!
Its sad to see that there are places who are dangerous around the area there . Thanks for showing us around my fren. Very informative video . I like your Channel 👍 I wish you more success . Watching from Austria🇦🇹
Thanks for taking the time to leave a nice comment like that. Glad you enjoyed the video, have a good day!
I know Wolverhampton like the back of my hand, it is greatly improved, which is true anywhere, but the worst pockets are not really looked at here - Park Village (Prosser St/Crowther St/ Ellerton Walk), All Saints (Gordon Street/All Saints Road), Heath Town (Chevil Rise/Long Ley), Whitmore Reans (Leicester St/Staveley Rd), Pennfields/Graiseley(Lime Street/Merridale Street West/Fisher Street) , bits of the Lunt estate (Bilston), Castlebridge Gardens estate (Wednesfield), Hickman Estate (Wednesfield), and finally but certainly not least the Scotlands estate (Keats Road/Ruskin Road/Tennyson Road) which I think is the most intimidating unless its morning, raining, or cold (:-..
Having said that, 80% of people in all areas are good people, and it is unfair to call out the areas that they live in. But the other 20% can make their immediate environment challenging.
Gone are the days when there was slum housing or boarded up streets, so on the surface even the worst areas in most cities do not seem that bad on the surface.
Appreciate you sharing that info. I tend to go with the offical crime stats as people can't always agree on what the worst areas are, but I know that stats only tell part of the story when it comes to hige crime and anti social areas.
In some videos I included areas that locals have told me are defo the worst, but I couldn't get any good information on Wolverhampton before visiting.
I will go back at some point through, and I will certainly visit all the areas you mentioned that I didn't already include.
@@ukexplored Cheers mate. Some crime stats are made worse by having shopping precincts (Wednesfield) or homeless hostels (West Park) nearby. You’ve looked at Whitmore Reans and Heath Town, perhaps the two obvious areas with gang problems.
To be honest, these days most estates are a pale shadow of what they once were with lots of Government aid. Half of Heath Town has been demolished and there a few areas with rows of empty houses anymore. Same as everywhere.
Also some areas like Park Village and the Scotlands come into their own on a warm summers day but can appear ok on a grey winters day.
Enjoyed your review.
OldWolflad....
Couldn't agree more.
Quickly...where are you classing at the Hickman Estate in Wednesfield?
Hi mate, it used to be called Hickman estate, the Wednesfield tower blocks shown here.
Low Hill would also once have been in the top 5 but its massively improved.
Ah right. Never knew it was called that. I've heard various names "Okement Estate, Torridge Estate...Wednesfield Estate".
I go through there all the time.
Still compiling my own list here haha
I lived in a tower block. There was no violence in the area, and very little crime (non violent) in the city itself. I could walk around until very late, and even until early morning, and feel completely safe. Never heard of any muggings or violent assaults in the city. I really miss living there. I must point out however, this city was in another country and not in the UK. It's a pity the UK doesn't have the same safe environment. I am now back in the UK.
I lived in reans for a year, while i lived there a guy got shot in the head in that pub you showed, i got mugged twice also, once by those shops
Spot on mate, I left in 84' I can hardly believe those home valuations as no one has any money.
Don’t get me started on how honest, working class folk are being priced out and greedy landlords are buying up properties; it’s sad.
West park is a really nice park and it Also hosts a park run every Saturday morning which always creates a nice atmosphere. The tragic murder happened midnight after the park was locked up so it's not normally a crime spot.
Born and raised Wolverhampton now live Birmingham but I'm in Wolverhampton most days.
Yes there are some really bad parts but, and I say this as a genuine compliment to Wolverhampton and NOT for roadmen to take offence to, but Birmingham is on another level.
With Wolverhampton and also the wider Black Country, there's still a local pride and friendliness and once you're not involved in anything you'll be just fine.
Birmingham is a hell hole where even the innocent are in danger and the youth are totally lost, just pure evil.
Wolverhampton? I enjoy walking even around the worst areas and yes don't be stupid and keep your wits about you but I'm not constantly watching my back like in Birmingham.
Trust me, I'd move back to WV tomorrow if i could.
@@ppppickupWyrley Birch is bad (very small Estate) always been like it. I've stayed in the the flats, it's grim.
And lea village isn't good either.
I like Birmingham for the shopping though!!😊
Its definitely a dangerous area Wolverhampton, I've seen gangs of youths dressed all in black looking like a swat team going on a mission near the city centre.
HT POSSE 😅
I hate the youth of today!
Diversity such a gift
Chap we live in Wolverhampton, it's a Great City compared to a lot of Engand. I have never felt uncomfortable walking around anywhere in Wolves, The places you've filmed around City Centre like all Cities are bit rough yes but Wednesfield is not NO.1, We live in Wednesfield & its actually a great family place to live on the whole & safe, has everything without going into the City, all kids go out with friends or walk around alone, never really worried about them, Every school is new & rebuilt grounds play areas ( luckily before Tories got in & stopped school rebuilding project) Bentley Bridge is Huge has everything shops food restaurants biggest cinema in UK & all around the areas you filmed there's lovely even beautiful areas to live in Wolves Beautiful houses & areas as nice as anywhere & it's so green everywhere.
Even tettenhall has gone down the tubes over ten plus years folk who've made few quid moved out the 96% gutter areas an that's one of four decent areas I can think of that is now populated.
You missed Pennfields. I'm very offended 😆 🤣 😂
ha I just looked it up, seems like there is some action going down in Penn Fields, the area doesn't come up on Crimerate.co .uk though!
Pennfields isn’t that active anymore
I went to the University as a student and I used to love going to West Park. I remember jogging the perimeter once plus I would take photos (I did Fine Art) and would feel safe. I heard at the time that Whitmore Reans was dodgy so I never went.
However, a few years after graduating the high profile murder occurred and it's put me off. Up until recently I would also visit Bentley Bridge (mostly to go to Tim Hortons) but after this video I'm not sure now.
let's go wolverhampton
I can show you around if you want, I know these areas pretty well now 😂
@@ukexplored XD
Is the malthouse lane area in wednesfield rough
If you mean Moathouse lane, I’d say typically Wolverhampton council estate there are definitely worse places but, I wouldn’t go over the canal bridge at night.
I live on the Moathouse and it is dead quiet. Never had any trouble in all the years we've been here.
I used to live in easton, bristol
Wolverhampton is way, way rougher.
Enoch Powell used to be the local MP.
He predicted all of this.
His predictions have come true, and the problems we have now probably surpass even what he predicted
@@iearl504 Agreed.
LOL
Enoch was right.
He did say the black man would have the whip hand over the white man. He wasn't strict correct about the black man I think its more the asian man. They've been very successful in politics, business and with some ethnic groups their religious beliefs appear to be dominating.
Scotlands deffo top 5
Well damn, I was born and raised in Wednesfield, moved to Finchfield in 2016. I really don't recall any violence etc... Used to spend hours over Wednesfield park playing Basketball as a kid with friends. The flat areas in the video are pretty accurate to be fair but you did spend most the time around the flats, if you'd have spread out a little further it gets better lol
Otherwise really well made video!
I was born in Wednesfield. Nice.
'Reans dont sound any worse than when I was in those districts in the 90's, I lived in/on the bit known locally as 'The Five Ways' - not to be confused with 'Five Ways Junction' on the Tettenhall Road - where the Half Way House pub was.
'The' Vauxhalls... never really had much truck with that bit, I'd amble through on my way to West Park which, by the looks of it, still a Stunning example of inner-city green.
Used to be where 'The Pretties' ;) congregated after lockup.
All Saints was off the dial compared to Heath Town, friends from the latter Would Not come visit for love nor money.
I might have been lucky and known / tapped into Wolves / Midlands legendary 'Salt of the Earthy-ness', 'cos even the nutters were decent!
Anyways, interesting to see places from my past.
Valid points raise in the video however west park is what I’d say is the anomaly, at night you get street robberies and prostitution but in the day it’s actually quite nice haha 😆 but being a local lad, you know where to go and where not too. Honourable mention Lowhill I would say has a equal crime rate to whitmoreans but I have a sneaky suspicion that things go un reported. Great video I’ve just come across your channel. Love the content.
Thanks for the kind words, and appreciate the frank and honest account from someone who lives in the area. You’re right about some of the worst areas not having the highest crime rates, snitches get stitches and all that.
No problem, If you need anymore info id more than gladly show you around haha 😆
I can honestly say on approaching Birmingham/Coventry/Wolverhampton I just can’t help the urge to keep my foot on the gas and keep driving until I’m off the M6 and far away from the midlands,, I used to love going to brum as a kid I had family down there, how times change, it’s a shame,
I feel exactly the same. I have to drive to Coventry from Belgium to visit my parents, as soon as I leave Dover the journey just gets more depressing. Favourite moments were watching groups of young mothers in the supermarket wearing their dressing gowns and slippers. The deprivation and apathy is palpable, fortunately I get to come back home.
Cant believe no scotlands mention even the cats carry knives round here
As I was/am a very local resident to that estate, you are spot on. Ignorant voyeur tourist attention seeking scandalizing stuff.
I live in the tower block on the right in the opening scene. Whitmore house.
Parkfields
Allsaints
Lowhill
Bushbury
Pennfields
Warstones
Have a look at them places
Scotlands
At 12 minutes: How in the heck do you get an "average house price in excess of 200k" if the place is such a shit hole? And "you can pick up flats for less than 100k" like its a great deal. Have people in the UK lost their minds?
I too have been flabberghasted working in a factory here in the Midlands. I ain't gonna get a 100K mortgage!
It’s due to location as wolves is close to Birmingham so it’s ideal as the housing cheaper then Birmingham so the only thing you need to worry about is transport which isn’t hard to get. Wolves transport system is very good and up to date.
nice to have your own shopping trolley lol
I know right, they're the ones laughing at us. 😂
Many places in Wolverhampton are swamped with drugs and mental health problems. Coke is rife and gang violence is the norm. The amount of litter and people who have nothing to do all day is shocking.
What happened to low hill & scotlands? Definitely worse than Wednesfield
Yea, I’ve heard of Scotlands. I wonder why the crime rate isn’t as high as the areas I covered. Maybe a lot of crimes aren’t reported.
Definitely true and it depends which part of Wednesfield you live.
Ajwilkes4700 -about 40 years ago The Scotland's had the best residents association in Wolves.
They sorted all their problems with swift decisive action.
They also got more funding for youth facilities and organisations than anyone else.
Big up Scotlands
I've worked in Wolverhampton since the end of August last year (2023). On my way to my interview, I had the pleasure driving though Whitmore Reans and came across a forensic tent in the middle of the road with a dead stabbing victim under it. I've worked in Wolverhampton previously, so I sort of knew what to expect. As with all areas, there are some nice areas and some dodgy areas. The dodgy areas are probably among the worst in the country through.
Wolverhampton and the west midlands generally actually look way better now than they used to. I remember back in the 90s it was really run down with a lot of decaying industrial sites many of which along with the worst housing eststes have since been demolished or renovated i used to explore them as a kid before youtube was a thing wish id of filmed them now. Some more of the smaller very run down town centres in the black country worth exploring too are great bridge, darlaston, Wednesbury, brierley hill, cradley heath (which was basically completly flattened to build a giant tesco it was so run down before)
Thanks for sharing those areas, I like urban exploring as well. I’m going to get around to checking those areas out.
Tbf m8 the only decent place which has some class in the West Midlands (or greater Birmingham) is the Merry Hill centre! Everything is history, hardly former shadows of their former selves!
you would think it was time to demolish all these old tower blocks around cities
Yeah, there is no doubts that it doesn’t work. It’s either cost effective, even with the additional drain on the local police, or it’s the council pushing the problem onto the police to deal with.
Nfw I'm from Wednesfield you have this wronh
You can look up the crime stats for yourself, how do I have it wrong?
What's with all of the abandoned settees and chairs in front of house on estates in this country?
Yes, it's crazy, it's like they think someone will just come along and pick it up for them. On a serious note, a lot of councils will pick them up for free or something like £25 - but so many people would rather just leave it in their front garden.
They’re for chilling out on a summers day
Jonathanaikman2285 - it's called cultural enrichment and diversity 😊
I've lived in Whitmore Reans for 6 months now and I do not recommend it to anyone 😂 I'm currently moving out
Not moving to Dunstall Hill are you? Joking 🙃
Thanks for that honest unbiased comment - too many people pretend that I’m crazy and these areas are a safe utopia!
Wolverhampton is a nice city overall, but like all cities, there are some rough areas, eh.
I am from London and I have lived in Wolverhampton for 12 years. yes it has problems. but the government just don't care. l have been excepted as a local man here now and I love the place. cockny.
He went right next to where I live in this video 😅
I lived in Wednesfield, until I could afford to move out that is, I can concur. I have known of people being stabbed and shot and also a few murders.
The high rise towers are known as "Heroin heights" locally.
I rememeber one of the times we were burgled, the police said if you don't like it move out of Wednesfield!
Multiple cars stolen from us.
Some people will try to defend the place "it's not that bad", people who live there are savages. They seem to think that all the stabbings and robberies are normal.
fucking A !! :D
Did you move out of wolves?
@boeingbwoy Yes.
@SHADOWDAEMON666 where do you recommend, I moved from the west country to be closer to family but now regretting it, but don't think I want to move so far away
Yes round the areas filmed it’s rough, but it’s quite a big area.
Whitmore Reans & West Park are more or less the same area.
Glad I left years ago.
It looks even worse than when I left.
Wednesfield is almost a town in its own right, it’s about 3 miles across, sure the areas that you have filmed are not the best, but most of it is ok.
pardon my ignorance, but what is hot-boxing?
It’s when persons smoke weed in a confined space so they get to ‘enjoy’ the ‘benefits’ longer.
The kids I saw had a window open a little bit, probably so they could breathe, and the thick smoke smelling of weed gave it away.
Bruv I've lived 3 of these places 😂
Which was the best and worst?💪🏻
😭 I live in Wolverhampton And all saints park is so dangerous
Park village, Pendeford, Low hill, the Lunt and Willenhall are dangerous areas aswell
I lived there for years. Whitmore Reans, Dunstable, Bilston, East Park, Cannock Road.
Word of advice... don't come to Wolves if you're the kind of person who advocates grassing. Because that would get you hurt...nice advice Mr. "I live in a nice detached house and have never gone without in my life."
This is what happens when your government puts self-interest above public benefit.
Heath town looks really rough
I wouldn't even get out of my car in these areas!
We know it as "fire town" really is the danger zone
God! The UK is so depressing.
Parts of the UK are, absolutely, there are some nice areas of course! 🙃
They barely register on the nasty scale compared with some of the areas around Houston and Baltimore.
It's really not. You could make videos like these only highlighting crime in any city in the world.
I'm honesty surprised by a couple of these when you look at Bushbury, Fordhouses, Low Hill, Park Village and The Scotland's.
Whitmore Reans Working mens club isn't a nightclub, the recent shooting happened outside during a funeral.
Blakenhall used to have tower blocks, you'd walk past and people would be scrambling to sell you weed.
Interesting video, as a long time resident i have a different take although I'll admit its pretty grim.
I appreciate your insights. I do as much due diligence as I can before and during filming. But the main issues are that local media sucks and tends to get most things wrong, and people in these areas don’t want to talk to me.
Therefore I go with Offical police stats. Which I know full well only tells part of the story, plus the way they group their stats doesn’t always align with the areas locals tend to draw lines around.
U didn’t go thru the the 2 infamous streets in dunstall and Reans which is Chester street and glentworth gardens
I'm going back soon, I'll check those out, thanks!
I live on sweetman st 😂
I have a plan to visit Wolverhampton June 2024 for 1 week, I was student at Wolverhampton college of Technology 1957 to1961 this video scares me ??? can some one who lives in Wolverhampton now tell me about this video is it true? I really want visit the city in June.
Tbh heath town is only a couple minutes from bentley bridge at least people have that to do
If black country urban decay is your thing I'd recommend Lye high street or the lost city in Tipton,
Just looking at those two areas and some news reports - wow. I would definitely like to take a look around in person, I’ve added them to my list of places. Thanks very much for taking the time to share that information!
I can only go on the reputation that the lost city holds but if you're seriously considering going to Lye I would make sure your "fight or flight" comment that's was said somewhere else in this thread that your flight is like a concorde. Seriously scarey, we lock our car doors when we have to drive down the High Street. Please approach with caution my friend. But, there are/were some amazing places to eat.
Thanks, my friend, we’re actually going to Dudley and Lye High Street this Saturday, I’ll keep that I’m mind! 😀
@ukexplored awesome I'll definitely check that video out. Lye has basically been used as a dumping ground by dudley Council they've moved hundreds of roma gypsies into the flats on the High Street in recent years that's caused most of the problems in the area it used to be known as the balti belt for all its Indian restaurants which has mostly shut down due to customers being to scared to come down and kids coming into the restaurants begging.
If you go to Dudley make sure you check out wrens nest (the wrenna) which is not only a dog rough estate it's also surrounded by an amazing nature reserve with caves.
Coven nice area
Fair play for filming,I would be scared to death. Very sad to watch,poverty is no excuse for fly tipping tho, no self respect spills out to no respect for the area they live in..Ty for your streams and bravery🎉
I live in Wednesfield heath town is the worst
I live in wednesfield aswel what part u feom
I live south of Whitmore reans and west of west park and its like the Lebanon of the 90s, its a god awful area, constant police and ambulance sirens day and night, the only intrest the council has in this area is how much tax they can screw out of the local population.
On the shit area scale it scores 35 out of 10.
I left Wolverhampton about 15 years ago, I'm born and bred in Whitemore reans, always been a dangerous place, I have witnessed a few shootings, it's not nice, I visit my family still, but I would never want to live there again, definitely wouldn't bring my kids up there.
When you say "tower blocks" or "blocks of flats" - are they euphemisms for 'people wharehouses?'
I have walked around wolverhampton day and night never had any problems done that for 10 years it's a safe city
Go to dundee its probably 2nd worst in the uk after Edinburgh!!
Go to Wishaw and Cumbernauld. Mega mega depressing!