Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Goldthorn Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 235th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldthorn Road (WV2 4PW) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 62.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldthorn Road (WV2 4PW), the main crime hotspot is near Bromwynd Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Goldthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayling Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Argyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hayling Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wardlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wardlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayling Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Argyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bromwynd Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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