Crime Rates at Dovedale Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 6RD

Dovedale Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 356th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovedale Road (WV4 6RD) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Ettingshall North average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Road (WV4 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Woodcross Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.