Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • 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 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shaw Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 782 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 63.3% lower than the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Road (WV14 9PU), the main crime hotspot is near Kossuth Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Flaxen Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxen Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nally Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Ettingshall Road

Data Sources

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