Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Staveley Road 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 Staveley Road (WV1 4RJ) 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 Staveley Road (WV1 4RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxley Lane. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Staveley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs A449 Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Oxley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A449 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A449 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons A449 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunstall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dunstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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