Crime Rates at Maxwell Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 1DJ

Maxwell Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 198th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maxwell Road (WV2 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Road (WV2 1DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.