Total Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 107.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ferguson Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 247th highest 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 Ferguson Street (WV11 2JU) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferguson Street (WV11 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Rogers Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferguson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wolmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferguson Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferguson Street
Sep 2025Drugs Ferguson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogers Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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