Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 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 150.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Crawford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 120th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crawford Road (WV3 9RW) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Park average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crawford Road (WV3 9RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merridale Crescent, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middle Vauxhall (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crawford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Road
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lower Vauxhall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Middle Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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