Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ward Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ward Street (WV2 2AA) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Street (WV2 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Stom Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Baobab Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnhouse Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wapentake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wapentake Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leconfield Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tangmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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