Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newhampton Road East area has the 20th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 179th 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 Newhampton Road East (WV1 4AW) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Park average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 310.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhampton Road East (WV1 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newhampton Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Hampton Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dunkley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drummond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fawdry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lydian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lydian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Paget Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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