Total Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ophelia Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 30th 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 Ophelia Gardens (WV10 9LW) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ophelia Gardens (WV10 9LW), 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.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montano Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montano Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Millington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broome Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Swallow Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swallow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comet Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guy Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Luce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Millington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadle Road | Under investigation |
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