Crime Rates at St Giles Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV1 2JS

St Giles Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 326th highest crime rate of 782 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 St Giles Crescent (WV1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Giles Crescent (WV1 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Giles Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.