Crime Rates at Rooker Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV2 2DR

Rooker Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 199th 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 Rooker Avenue (WV2 2DR) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Bilston North average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rooker Avenue (WV2 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Rough Hills Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.