Crime Rates at Riches Street, Wolverhampton, WV6 0EA

Riches Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 174th 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 Riches Street (WV6 0EA) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riches Street (WV6 0EA), 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.