Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Prestwood Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 276th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prestwood Road (WV11 1RB) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestwood Road (WV11 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Bates Grove. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prestwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bates Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Longford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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