Total Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Giffard Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Giffard Road (WV1 2TG) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Giffard Road (WV1 2TG), the main crime hotspot is near Junction Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargreaves Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolseley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gosport Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Junction Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Junction Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hargreaves Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gosport Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stowheath Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stowheath Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holloway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holloway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holloway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
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