Crime Rates at The Holmes, Wolverhampton, WV10 6NF

The Holmes area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 128th 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 The Holmes (WV10 6NF) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 452.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Holmes (WV10 6NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vine Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.