Total Crime Rate

258.1 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 258.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penn Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 52nd 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 Penn Road (WV3 0EE) in the last 12 months was 258.1 per 1,000 residents and was 157.7% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Road (WV3 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Bromford Rise. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayling Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bristol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hayling Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayling Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bromford Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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