Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 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 28.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

Gibbons Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 129th 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 Gibbons Road (WV6 0JG) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Oxley average (81.0 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibbons Road (WV6 0JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newbridge Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newbridge Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gibbons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keldy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keldy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcbean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stokes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tring Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hordern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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