Total Crime Rate

138.8 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 138.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Purbrook Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purbrook Road (WV1 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbrook Road (WV1 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dixon Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Purbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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