Total Crime Rate
114.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penn Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Penn , and the 225th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Penn Road (WV4 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 133.4% higher than the Penn average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penn Road (WV4 4DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Cottages, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhall Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Manor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheathill Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Cottages | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Cottages | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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