Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Emerson Grove area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emerson Grove (WV10 8DF) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emerson Grove (WV10 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Emerson Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Road
Apr 2026Public order St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Fallings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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