Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovedale Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 366th highest crime rate of 782 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 6RL) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Road (WV4 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Kenilworth Crescent. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovedale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Genge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Genge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kenilworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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