Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · 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 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Penn , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Penn Road (WV4 4DB) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower than the Penn average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Road (WV4 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Cottages, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wells Road (8 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Cottages Under investigation
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Data Sources

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