Total Crime Rate
111.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunstall Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 784 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 Dunstall Road (WV6 0NZ) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Oxley average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunstall Road (WV6 0NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Jameson Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glentworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northam Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gloucester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Evans Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uttoxeter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Craddock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Uttoxeter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Glentworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Glentworth Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Austin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glentworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glentworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstrong Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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