Total Crime Rate
109.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arthur 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.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshutts Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshutts Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brodie Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brodie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshutts Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshutts Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshutts Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silver Birch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lilleshall Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shayler Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poplar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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