Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Howard Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (WV11 2EY) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Wednesfield North average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (WV11 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Anslow Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Anslow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anslow Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anslow Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nocke Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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