Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Powell Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powell Street (WV10 0BS) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Fallings Park average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Street (WV10 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Street. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Powell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerton Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shawbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provence Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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