Crime Rates at Birmingham New Road, Parkfields, Wolverhampton, WV4 6LP

Birmingham New Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 315th 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 Birmingham New Road (WV4 6LP) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Ettingshall North average (78.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham New Road (WV4 6LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Needwood Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.