Total Crime Rate

340.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 340.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.9 10/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Fallings Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 30th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Fallings Crescent (WV10 9PS) in the last 12 months was 340.3 per 1,000 residents and was 283.4% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 204.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Fallings Crescent (WV10 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Fallings Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simpson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Luce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Foster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Fallings Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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