Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 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 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fordhouse Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Fordhouse Road (WV10 9EX) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordhouse Road (WV10 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Browning Crescent. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maybush Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crathorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crathorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kipling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maybush Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maybush Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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