Total Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carter Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 315th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Carter Road (WV6 0PF) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carter Road (WV6 0PF), 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 | Possession of weapons | Austin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Glentworth Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uttoxeter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Glentworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstrong Drive | 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 | Vehicle crime | Uttoxeter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Jackson Street | Under investigation |
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