Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Talbot Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 782 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 Talbot Road (WV2 3EW) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Road (WV2 3EW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Talbot Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brodie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brodie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baggott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deborah Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brodie Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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