Total Crime Rate

2931.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1265.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2931.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1265.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 940.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 508.6 10/10
  • Drugs 367.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 230.8 10/10
  • Public order 230.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 166.7 10/10
  • Other theft 123.9 10/10
  • Burglary 89.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 68.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 25.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.4 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Street area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the highest crime rate of 782 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 Queen Street (WV1 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 2931.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3202.9% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 296 (≈ 1265.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (WV1 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (129 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Princes Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverhampton Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverhampton Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverhampton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order A454 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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