Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prole Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 250th 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 Prole Street (WV10 9AD) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prole Street (WV10 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Newport Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prole Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badger Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langsett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Badger Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Colaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colaton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badger Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badger Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edensor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Swinford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prosser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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