Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wolverhampton Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 446th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolverhampton Road (B68 8DD) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Bristnall average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (B68 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heron Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pound Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wolverhampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pound Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Matthews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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