Crime Rates at Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4HP

Penn Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Penn , and the 53rd 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 (WV4 4HP) in the last 12 months was 237.5 per 1,000 residents and was 425.5% higher than the Penn average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 202.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Road (WV4 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.