Total Crime Rate
192.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wall Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 83rd 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 Wall Street (WV1 2LB) in the last 12 months was 192.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 135.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wall Street (WV1 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelsall Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lewis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Purslet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friesland Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Friesland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brooklands Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birkdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawkley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coventry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coventry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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