Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Racecourse Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 266th 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 Racecourse Road (WV6 0QU) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Racecourse Road (WV6 0QU), the main crime hotspot is near Carter Road. Police recorded 32 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 Racecourse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Uttoxeter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Uttoxeter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hambrook Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Hambrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hambrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Craddock Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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