Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 35th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 314th 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 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordhouse Road (WV10 9EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fordhouse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whetstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whetstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Malvern Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whetstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whetstone Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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