Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lewisham Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 216th highest crime rate of 784 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 Lewisham Road (WV10 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewisham Road (WV10 6SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chetton Green. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lewisham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Chetton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Minehead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Patshull Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patshull Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patshull Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lewisham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lewisham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minehead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chetton Green
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chetton Green
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chetton Green

Data Sources

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