Crime Rates at Market Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3AG

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 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 Market Street (WV1 3AG) in the last 12 months was 2756.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2652.6% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 191 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 279 (≈ 1192.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (WV1 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 284 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheapside (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.