Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Showell Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 230th highest crime rate of 782 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 9LT) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Showell Road (WV10 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphries Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guy Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Showell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Millington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphries Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Othello Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Othello Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montano Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montano Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Humphries Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Millington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broome Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Broome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broome Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comet Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swallow Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Swallow Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Humphries Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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