Total Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rookery Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rookery Road (WV4 6NP) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale average (62.7 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 Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rookery Road (WV4 6NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darby Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwells Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pointon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Babors Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bayliss Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwells Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pointon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nally Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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