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

Valley Road 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 Valley Road (WV10 0NY) 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 Valley Road (WV10 0NY), the main crime hotspot is near Hobgate Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shawbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provence Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Longford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerton Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hobgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lockley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leslie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobgate Close 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 Kennington Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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