Total Crime Rate

676.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 676.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 295.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 107.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marston Road area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 11th highest crime rate of 782 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 Marston Road (WV2 4NL) in the last 12 months was 676.6 per 1,000 residents and was 494.5% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marston Road (WV2 4NL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Haven Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Graiseley Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Graiseley Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graiseley Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Haven Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baggott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fellows Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graiseley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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