Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

George Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 227th highest crime rate of 784 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 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (WV2 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in George Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holloway Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnhouse Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gosport Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wapentake Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wapentake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boydon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holloway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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