Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wolverhampton Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 314th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolverhampton Road (WS2 8PP) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (WS2 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Forrester Street Precinct. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 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 (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Checketts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Forrester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forrester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forrester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cairns Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hollyhedge Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jessel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jessel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pargeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Forrester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Road Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Manor Road Precinct Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Precinct Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Precinct Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pargeter Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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