Total Crime Rate

390.0 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 390.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 287.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Penn , and the 30th 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 (WV4 4HP) in the last 12 months was 390.0 per 1,000 residents and was 696.5% higher 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 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 322.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Road (WV4 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 106 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Manor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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