Crime Rates at Kent Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 2BB

Kent Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Kent Road (WV2 2BB) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (WV2 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whittaker Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pond Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.