Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 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 86.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Vicarage Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 782 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 Vicarage Road (WV2 1ET) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (WV2 1ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howard Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Howard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christopher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Street
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shayler Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lilleshall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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