Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rookery Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rookery Lane (WV2 4PY) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rookery Lane (WV2 4PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayling Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Copthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Goldthorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goldthorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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