Crime Rates at Dixon Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 2BE

Dixon Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 372nd highest 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 Dixon Street (WV2 2BE) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dixon Street (WV2 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Birch Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.