Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawkley Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 385th 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 Hawkley Road (WV1 2PE) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkley Road (WV1 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Kelsall Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abingdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essington Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bewdley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bewdley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sigmund Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rowlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rowlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brooklands Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birkdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hawkley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lewis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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