Total Crime Rate
193.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Curzon Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 81st highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Curzon Street (WV2 3DL) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 1800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Curzon Street (WV2 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curzon Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byrne Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Silver Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodie Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cooke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curzon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | A459 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Johnson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodie Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brodie Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silver Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mason Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Square | Under investigation |
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