Crime Rates at Bright Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 4AS

Bright Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bright Street (WV1 4AS) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bright Street (WV1 4AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mostyn Street, where police recorded 37 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.