Total Crime Rate

977.2 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 977.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 43.7 10/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
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

Worcester Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 8th 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 Worcester Street (WV2 4LD) in the last 12 months was 977.2 per 1,000 residents and was 875.8% 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 Shoplifting with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 13.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 347.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Street (WV2 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheapside (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Worcester Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Convent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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