Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kent Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 240th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Road (WV2 2AY) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (WV2 2AY), the main crime hotspot is near Mills Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willcock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Bayliss Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willcock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carshalton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mills Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whittaker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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