Crime Rates at Penkridge Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV10 6QH

Penkridge Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 35th highest crime rate of 784 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 Penkridge Gardens (WV10 6QH) in the last 12 months was 357.0 per 1,000 residents and was 319.9% higher than the Bushbury North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 180.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penkridge Gardens (WV10 6QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Lane Parade, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Three Tuns Parade (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.