Total Crime Rate
1238.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
680.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princess Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 4th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
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 Princess Street (WV1 1HD) in the last 12 months was 1238.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1294.7% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 352 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 452 (≈ 680.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Street (WV1 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheapside (150 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheeler'S Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wheeler'S Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tower Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Princes Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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