Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Chads Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 165th 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 St Chads Road (WV10 8BS) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Chads Road (WV10 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Chads Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Chad'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dendron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dendron Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whistler Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sycamores Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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