Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 193.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sun Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 75th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

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 Sun Street (WV1 1AA) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% higher than the Fallings Park average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Street (WV1 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Street. Police recorded 28 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 Sun Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemmings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trent Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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