Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Warstones Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Penn , and the 262nd 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 Warstones Road (WV4 4LG) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warstones Road (WV4 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Ludstone Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warstones Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arley Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reedham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warstones Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Croft Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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