Crime Rates at Ward Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3LT

Ward Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 213th highest crime rate of 784 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 Ward Street (WV1 3LT) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Street (WV1 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.