Total Crime Rate
89.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silverbirch Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 305th highest crime rate of 784 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 Silverbirch Road (WV2 1HS) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silverbirch Road (WV2 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curzon Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byrne Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silver Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshutts Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Silver Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curzon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilleshall Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilleshall Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pond Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pond Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Silver Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pond Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thompson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carshalton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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