Crime Rates at Dickens Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 8SD

Dickens Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 784 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 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Road (WV10 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Westcroft Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.