Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 25.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bushbury Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 120th 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 Bushbury Lane (WV10 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushbury Lane (WV10 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bushbury Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moreton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hellier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution

Data Sources

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