Total Crime Rate

194.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 194.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Street (WV2 1DB) in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Street (WV2 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Raby Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharrocks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sharrocks Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sharrocks Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital Street
Apr 2026Drugs Sharrocks Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christopher Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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