Total Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moore Street South 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 Moore Street South (WV2 3JN) 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 Moore Street South (WV2 3JN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blakenhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dudley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Haven | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fowler Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cross Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Haven | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baggott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baggott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Villiers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selwyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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