Total Crime Rate

57.5 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 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dixon Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 317th 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 Dixon Street (WV2 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dixon Street (WV2 2BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Whittaker Street. Police recorded 18 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 Dixon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cable Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cable Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cable Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooker Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cable Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myatt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tolworth Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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