Total Crime Rate

596.3 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 596.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 91.7 10/10
  • Other theft 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 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

Marston Road area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 15th 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 Marston Road (WV2 4NL) in the last 12 months was 596.3 per 1,000 residents and was 427.9% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marston Road (WV2 4NL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Drayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Upper Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Villiers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Villiers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Graiseley Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Drayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baggott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Stanford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street South Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Selwyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Selwyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cyprus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Villiers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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