Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 68.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dunstall 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dunstall Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime A449 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dunstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oxley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A449 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunstall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boscobel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Boscobel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A449 Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons A449 Under investigation

Data Sources

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