Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Arthur Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 213th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arthur Street (WV2 3DY) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arthur Street (WV2 3DY), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Street. Police recorded 40 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 Arthur Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix 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 Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brodie Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brodie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lilleshall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shayler Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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