Total Crime Rate

122.5 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 122.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sweetbriar Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 189th 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 Sweetbriar Road (WV2 2NB) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 260.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweetbriar Road (WV2 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Junction Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sweetbriar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boydon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ettingshall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briar Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holloway Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holloway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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