Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower 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 25.1% lower than the Wednesfield North average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (WV11 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Griffiths Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Griffiths Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shardlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shardlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitehouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Thornley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Adey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anslow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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