Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lewisham Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 205th highest crime rate of 782 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 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , 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 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewisham Road (WV10 6SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chetton Green, where police recorded 32 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 Lewisham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chetton Green
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Minehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rakegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rakegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chetton Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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