Total Crime Rate

245.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.9 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 245.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lower Vauxhall area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 51st 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 Lower Vauxhall (WV1 4SS) in the last 12 months was 245.6 per 1,000 residents and was 124.2% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 147.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Vauxhall (WV1 4SS), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Vauxhall. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Vauxhall area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Dale West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Middle Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

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