Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 73.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenilworth Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 344th 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 Kenilworth Crescent (WV4 6SD) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Crescent (WV4 6SD), the main crime hotspot is near Needwood Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kenilworth Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kenilworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4123 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moreton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lawnswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Needwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hateley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hateley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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