Total Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warstones Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Penn , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Warstones Road (WV4 4LR) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warstones Road (WV4 4LR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grendon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingslow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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