Total Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sherborne Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherborne Road (WV10 9ES) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherborne Road (WV10 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Bushbury Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherborne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushbury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushbury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bushbury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bushbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushbury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moreton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whetstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Malvern Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whetstone Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whetstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whetstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bushbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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