Total Crime Rate

228.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pool Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 61st highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pool Road (WV11 3NX) in the last 12 months was 228.0 per 1,000 residents and was 220.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pool Road (WV11 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Wyrley Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Broads Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlebridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlebridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyrley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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