Crime Rates at Dickens Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 8SD

Dickens Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 236th 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 Dickens Road (WV10 8SD) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Road (WV10 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Betjeman Place. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.