Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Coton Road area has the lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 784 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 Coton Road (WV4 5AT) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coton Road (WV4 5AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosemary Crescent West, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Coton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemary Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wardlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wardlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Crescent West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ryecroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemary Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ryecroft Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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