Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bewdley Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 134th highest crime rate of 784 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 Bewdley Drive (WV1 2AU) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bewdley Drive (WV1 2AU), the main crime hotspot is near Kelsall Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bewdley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Abingdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawkley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Way 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 2025Other theft Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essington Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lewis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sigmund Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bewdley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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