Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Burglary 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

Elm Farm Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Farm Road (WV2 3DF) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Farm Road (WV2 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Farm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brodie Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brodie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brodie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baggott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dudley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Haven Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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