Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hurstbourne Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 186th 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 Hurstbourne Crescent (WV1 2EE) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstbourne Crescent (WV1 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essington Way, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hurstbourne Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurstbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malvern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurstbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Solva Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hollington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Solva Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essington Way

Data Sources

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