Total Crime Rate
309.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Fallings Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 37th highest crime rate of 784 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 309.0 per 1,000 residents and was 208.6% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 187.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Fallings Crescent (WV10 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Simpson Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bushbury South & Low Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Old Fallings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Old Fallings Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Fallings Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Fallings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Fallings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hendon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Showell Circus | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burbage Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsdown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bretton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luce Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Luce Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Foster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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