Total Crime Rate

181.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 181.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 111th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolverhampton Road (B69 4RY) in the last 12 months was 181.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.3% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (B69 4RY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolverhampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clements Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Uncle Ben'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Edward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Titford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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