Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Croft Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 247th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Lane (WV10 8RH) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Lane (WV10 8RH), the main crime hotspot is near Dendron Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wolverhampton

Crime Over Time in Croft Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Fallings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbolds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Riddings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dendron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dendron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dendron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dendron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑