Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Talbot Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 191st 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 Talbot Road (WV2 3EW) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Road (WV2 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wanderers Avenue (17 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Honor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Honor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 Baynton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baggott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deborah Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Villiers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Upper Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodie Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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