Crime Rates at Birkdale Close, Wolverhampton, WV1 2LP

Birkdale Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 59th highest crime rate of 782 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 Birkdale Close (WV1 2LP) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 163.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Close (WV1 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelsall Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.