Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Edward Street area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 356th 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 Edward Street (WV4 6HE) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (WV4 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Millport Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosneath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Taylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rothesay Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooker Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myatt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Attwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A4123 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A4123 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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