Crime Rates at Shaw Road, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, WV2 3EP

Shaw Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 272nd 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 Shaw Road (WV2 3EP) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Road (WV2 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deborah Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wanderers Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.