Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gordon Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 320th highest 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 Gordon Street (WV2 1DA) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Street (WV2 1DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howard Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A454 (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mike Swain Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mike Swain Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Howard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Derry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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