Total Crime Rate

1186.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

581.1 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 1186.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 581.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 423.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 210.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.0 10/10
  • Public order 103.1 10/10
  • Other theft 74.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.2 10/10
  • Drugs 50.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
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

Stafford Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 5th 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 Stafford Street (WV1 1NT) in the last 12 months was 1186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1236.6% 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 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 265 (≈ 581.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Street (WV1 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxley Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boscobel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boscobel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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