Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mostyn Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 102nd 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 Mostyn Street (WV1 4RR) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mostyn Street (WV1 4RR), the main crime hotspot is near Mostyn Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mostyn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jameson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn 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 Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jameson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jameson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devoran Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devoran Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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