Total Crime Rate

409.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.5 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 409.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Boscobel Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 24th 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 Boscobel Crescent (WV1 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 409.7 per 1,000 residents and was 274.1% higher than the Park average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscobel Crescent (WV1 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 151 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 Boscobel Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A449 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A449 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons A449 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A449 Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boscobel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Boscobel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oxley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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