Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Showell Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 211th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Showell Road (WV10 9LR) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Showell Road (WV10 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Humphries Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Showell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawskford Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juliet Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Juliet Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Showell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Othello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Othello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Humphries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Humphries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humphries Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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