Crime Rates at Masefield Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 8RY

Masefield Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 88th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Masefield Road (WV10 8RY) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Road (WV10 8RY), 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.