Total Crime Rate

257.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 257.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sidlaw Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 784 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 Sidlaw Close (WV10 6JY) in the last 12 months was 257.9 per 1,000 residents and was 203.4% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidlaw Close (WV10 6JY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sidlaw Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheaton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jones Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viaduct Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Downs Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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