Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fordhouse Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordhouse Road (WV10 9EE) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Bushbury North average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordhouse Road (WV10 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fordhouse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whetstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whetstone Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whetstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Malvern Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whetstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Croft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melverton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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