Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 23.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shaw Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaw Road (WV14 9PU) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Road (WV14 9PU), the main crime hotspot is near Kossuth Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxen Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Flaxen Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hessian Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ettingshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ettingshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kossuth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paul Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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