Total Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Selwyn Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 114th 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 Selwyn Close (WV2 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 167.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwyn Close (WV2 4NQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Selwyn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mason Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Graiseley Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Cooke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baggott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stanford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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