Wild in the Streets received a mixed review from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic, who gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, claiming that it does not have "the wild, appealingly offensive mixture of crude lyrics and frenetic riffs that made the Circle Jerks' debut, Group Sex".
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic provided mixed reviews for Wild in the Streets, assigning it 3 out of 5 stars. He noted that it does not possess "the wild and offensively appealing mix of crude lyrics and frenetic riffs" found on the Circle Jerks' debut album, Group Sex.