Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.8 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 190.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Road West area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 78th 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 Park Road West (WV1 4PS) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road West (WV1 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaks Drive, where police recorded 35 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 Park Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brewery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oaks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raglan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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