Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Stafford Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 214th 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 Stafford Road (WV10 6JS) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (WV10 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beechcroft Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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