Total Crime Rate
104.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leacroft Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 255th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leacroft Avenue (WV10 9DB) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leacroft Avenue (WV10 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neve Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hammond Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bushbury South & Low Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowcroft Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowcroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sycamores | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Perry Avenue | — |
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