Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunstall Hill area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 379th highest 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 Dunstall Hill (WV6 0NB) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunstall Hill (WV6 0NB), the main crime hotspot is near Oxley Lane. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A449 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oxley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staveley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dunstall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oxley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A449 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mostyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staveley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staveley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dunstall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staveley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boscobel Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Boscobel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscobel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A449 | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | A449 | Under investigation |
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