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

Old Heath Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 338th lowest 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 Old Heath Road (WV1 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% 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 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.