Crime Rates at Cottage Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 6LG

Cottage Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 62nd 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 Cottage Lane (WV10 6LG) in the last 12 months was 225.6 per 1,000 residents and was 165.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1141.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Lane (WV10 6LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vine Close (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.