Total Crime Rate
98.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Emerson Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Emerson Road (WV10 8DE) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emerson Road (WV10 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 237 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryden Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bushbury South & Low Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redcotts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redcotts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redcotts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Redcotts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlyle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlyle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlyle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whistler Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ruskin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcotts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dryden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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