Total Crime Rate

189.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thornton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 90th 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 Thornton Road (WV1 2QG) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (WV1 2QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essington Way, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cavendish Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurstbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Solva Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Solva Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essington Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stowheath Lane —
Sep 2025Robbery Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malvern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hollington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurstbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road —
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Data Sources

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