Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowan Tree Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 255th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowan Tree Drive (WV2 2FB) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Tree Drive (WV2 2FB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Tree Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shayler Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnard Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thompson Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A4039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carshalton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thompson Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lilleshall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Tree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willcock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willcock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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