Crime Rates at Wheatley Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 2EA

Wheatley Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 238th 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 Wheatley Street (WV2 2EA) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Street (WV2 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whittaker Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rough Hills Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.