Total Crime Rate

359.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 359.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Giles Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 34th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Giles Crescent (WV1 2JT) in the last 12 months was 359.7 per 1,000 residents and was 235.0% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 161.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Giles Crescent (WV1 2JT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Giles Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coventry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Retreat —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Retreat —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Giles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Giles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastfield Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Purslet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Heath Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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