Total Crime Rate

132.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 132.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pool Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 156th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pool Road (WV11 3NX) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pool Road (WV11 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Castlebridge Gardens. Police recorded 33 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 Pool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merrick Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Perry Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Broads Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzmaurice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Peach Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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