Total Crime Rate

164.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 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 164.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kipling Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 109th 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 Kipling Road (WV10 6BL) in the last 12 months was 164.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Road (WV10 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near Browning Crescent. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kipling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crathorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kipling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crathorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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