Total Crime Rate
279.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bates Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 47th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bates Grove (WV10 0QL) in the last 12 months was 279.1 per 1,000 residents and was 201.8% higher than the Fallings Park average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bates Grove (WV10 0QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bates Grove, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fallings Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bates Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bushbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bates Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bates Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helenny Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Thorneycroft Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorneycroft Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wolverhampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bushbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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