Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 144.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Riches Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 131st highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riches Street (WV6 0DR) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riches Street (WV6 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Avondale Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riches Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Hampton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tettenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tettenhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tettenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jude'S Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stokes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Hampton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Hampton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Dale West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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