Crime Rates at Leicester Street, Wolverhampton, WV6 0PP

Leicester Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 41st highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Street (WV6 0PP) in the last 12 months was 294.6 per 1,000 residents and was 160.6% higher than the Park average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 178.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Street (WV6 0PP), 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.