Total Crime Rate

258.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 258.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ettingshall Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 47th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ettingshall Road (WV2 2JP) in the last 12 months was 258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 156.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ettingshall Road (WV2 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Dixon Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ettingshall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson D'Urberville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ettingshall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ettingshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Wood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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