Total Crime Rate

409.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 409.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.2 10/10
  • Other theft 49.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • 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

Birmingham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 26th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Road (WV2 3LH) in the last 12 months was 409.1 per 1,000 residents and was 262.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 162.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (WV2 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Derry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mason Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Convent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Powlett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snow Hill —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mike Swain Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Drayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Drayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mike Swain Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mike Swain Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Convent Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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