Total Crime Rate
390.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Road East area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 29th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road East (WV1 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 390.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.3% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 185.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road East (WV1 4PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Clarence Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Drummond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Hampton Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paget Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Paget Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dunkley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Summerfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Summerfield Road | Under investigation |
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