Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 193.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Silverdale Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silverdale Drive (WV10 9AT) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silverdale Drive (WV10 9AT), 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 Silverdale Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langsett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Swinford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colaton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prosser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prole Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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