Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tennyson Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 139th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Road (WV10 8NG) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (WV10 8NG), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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