Total Crime Rate

325.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.3 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 325.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.0 8/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Stafford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 32nd 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 Stafford Road (WV10 6JF) in the last 12 months was 325.7 per 1,000 residents and was 302.0% higher than the Oxley average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 138.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (WV10 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coxwell Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coxwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glaisher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coxwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glaisher Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coxwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coxwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coxwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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