Crime Rates at Old Heath Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 2SJ

Old Heath Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Heath Road (WV1 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Heath Road (WV1 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Giles Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.