Total Crime Rate

278.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 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 278.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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.
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Crime overview

Chesterton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 42nd 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 Chesterton Road (WV10 8SP) in the last 12 months was 278.1 per 1,000 residents and was 213.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (WV10 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansard Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Keats Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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