Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sweetman Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 149th 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 Sweetman Street (WV6 0AR) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Park average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweetman Street (WV6 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sweetman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bargate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Dale West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reansway Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reansway Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lower Vauxhall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sweetman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargate Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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