Crime Rates at Pope Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 8LX

Pope Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 349th highest 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 Pope Road (WV10 8LX) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 15 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 ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pope Road (WV10 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chesterton Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betjeman Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.