Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.4 3/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Marlowe Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlowe Drive (WV12 5UP) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Wednesfield North average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlowe Drive (WV12 5UP), 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 Marlowe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyrley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlebridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Broads Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlebridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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