Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 8HH

Wood Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (WV10 8HH) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 139.4% higher than the Bushbury North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (WV10 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kipling Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alleston Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.