Crime Rate in Penn, ward

Penn has the lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Wolverhampton district and the 2496th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 235th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penn in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Wolverhampton district average (109.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 329 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 379 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.