Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shelley Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 178th highest crime rate of 782 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 Shelley Road (WV10 6BE) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% higher than the Bushbury North average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (WV10 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Three Tuns Parade. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maybush Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crathorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crathorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Tuns Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maybush Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maybush Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kipling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Tuns Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Three Tuns Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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