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

Penn 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 Penn Road (WV3 0ED) 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 Penn Road (WV3 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bromford Rise (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pennant Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bromford Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bromwynd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goldthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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