Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lymer Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 158th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lymer Road (WV10 6AA) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher than the Bushbury North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymer Road (WV10 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Lane Parade, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Three Tuns Parade (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lymer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Tuns Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ohio Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunslow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunslow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh Lane Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crathorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Columbia Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lymer Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh Lane Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barrington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Three Tuns Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ohio Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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