Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ranelagh Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 294th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ranelagh Road (WV2 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ranelagh Road (WV2 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curzon Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ranelagh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brevitt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A459 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brevitt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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