Total Crime Rate

579.7 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 579.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 281.8 10/10
  • Public order 67.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 67.0 10/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cleveland Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 16th 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 Cleveland Road (WV2 1BP) in the last 12 months was 579.7 per 1,000 residents and was 413.2% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 371.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleveland Road (WV2 1BP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cleveland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A454 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mike Swain Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mike Swain Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mike Swain Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Powlett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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