Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Albion Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 181st highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Street (WV1 3ED) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Street (WV1 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverhampton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverhampton Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverhampton Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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