Crime Rates at Brown Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 1HR

Brown Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 266th lowest 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 Brown Street (WV2 1HR) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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