Crime Rates at Knights Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV6 9PZ

Knights Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Crescent (WV6 9PZ) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Crescent (WV6 9PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glassford Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.