Total Crime Rate

207.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.0 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 207.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.2 10/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newhampton Road East area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newhampton Road East (WV1 4BD) in the last 12 months was 207.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 130.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhampton Road East (WV1 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 36 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 (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargate Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bargate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bargate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northam Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsland Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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