Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Helming Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helming Drive (WV1 2AH) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the East Park average (107.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helming Drive (WV1 2AH), the main crime hotspot is near Rowlands Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Helming Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Abingdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rowlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rowlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lewis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sigmund Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawkley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bewdley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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