Total Crime Rate

563.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

369.5 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 563.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 369.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 284.1 10/10
  • Public order 64.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wharf Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 17th 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 Wharf Street (WV1 3RL) in the last 12 months was 563.5 per 1,000 residents and was 395.1% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 160 (≈ 369.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Street (WV1 3RL), 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 Wharf Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street 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 2026Drugs Sharrocks Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sharrocks Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sharrocks Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharrocks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A454 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Mill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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