Crime Rates at Rooker Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV2 2DR

Rooker Avenue area has the 56th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 275th highest crime rate of 784 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 Rooker Avenue (WV2 2DR) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rooker Avenue (WV2 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Rough Hills Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.