Total Crime Rate
210.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Street North area has the 12th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 60th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street North (WV1 1PP) in the last 12 months was 210.4 per 1,000 residents and was 137.0% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Street North (WV1 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badger Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Badger Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Badger Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscobel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Boscobel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boscobel Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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