Total Crime Rate

134.9 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 134.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Stowheath Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stowheath Lane (WV1 2QN) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stowheath Lane (WV1 2QN), the main crime hotspot is near Tyburn Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stowheath Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willenhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Stowheath Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parkview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Treynham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Treynham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order School Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Stowheath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cavendish Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Willenhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willenhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stowheath Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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