Total Crime Rate

381.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.9 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 381.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.4 9/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hobgate Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 27th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobgate Road (WV10 0PR) in the last 12 months was 381.8 per 1,000 residents and was 341.9% higher 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 217.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobgate Road (WV10 0PR), 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 Hobgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jeremiah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tumbler Grove Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chervil Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Inkerman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkerman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Long Ley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Ley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Ley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jeremiah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chervil Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chervil Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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