Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Northwood Park Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 365th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northwood Park Road (WV10 8ER) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Park Road (WV10 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northwood Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Legs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Giffard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pendrill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pendrill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hellier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wealden Hatch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lauderdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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