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

St Giles Crescent area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 388th highest 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 St Giles Crescent (WV1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% 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 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.