Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Paget Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 187th 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 Paget Street (WV1 4AR) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Park average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paget Street (WV1 4AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paget Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dunstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunstall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Street
Apr 2026Robbery Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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