Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 784 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 School Lane (WV10 8HU) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (WV10 8HU), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushall Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moreton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane
Sep 2025Burglary School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Collingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation

Data Sources

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