Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordhouse Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 784 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 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Bushbury North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 305.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordhouse Road (WV10 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kipling Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fordhouse Road (10 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crathorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alleston Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alleston Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordhouse Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fordhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kipling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kipling Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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