Total Crime Rate

210.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badger Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badger Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boscobel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boscobel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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