Total Crime Rate

2756.4 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 2756.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 816.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 431.6 10/10
  • Drugs 333.3 10/10
  • Public order 299.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 230.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 158.1 10/10
  • Other theft 119.7 10/10
  • Burglary 76.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 76.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 59.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.0 10/10
  • Other crime 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
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

George Street area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 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 George Street (WV2 4DG) in the last 12 months was 2756.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2652.6% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 191 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 279 (≈ 1192.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (WV2 4DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 278 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (123 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in George Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Powlett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Convent Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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