Total Crime Rate
171.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 98th highest crime rate of 782 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 Wood Street (WV10 9DS) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Street (WV10 9DS), the main crime hotspot is near Woden Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lockley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crowther Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mickley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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