Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kipling Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kipling Road (WV10 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kipling Road (WV10 6BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kipling Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alleston Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bushbury North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kipling Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alleston Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alleston Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kipling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crathorne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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