Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parklands Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 385th highest crime rate of 782 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 Parklands Road (WV1 2DP) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the East Park average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parklands Road (WV1 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 28 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 Parklands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stowheath Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hollington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstbourne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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