Total Crime Rate

122.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 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 122.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Downs area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Downs (WV10 6JA) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Downs (WV10 6JA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 20 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 The Downs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beechcroft Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shetland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gorsebrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shetland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shetland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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