Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

George Street area has the 54th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 248th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (WV2 2LY) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (WV2 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Junction Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gosport Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rockford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Usworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Usworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coningsby Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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