Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Johnson Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 214th 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 Johnson Street (WV14 9RL) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnson Street (WV14 9RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Street, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcross Street (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Johnson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wathan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Waddell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evans Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wathan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falcon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falcon Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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