Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Thorne Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 173rd 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 Thorne Street (WV2 2ND) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorne Street (WV2 2ND), 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 Thorne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson D'Urberville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ettingshall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ettingshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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