Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Sandwell Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandwell Road (WV10 6SJ) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwell Road (WV10 6SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kyle Close, where police recorded 243 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minehead Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rakegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rakegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Renton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Renton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Minehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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