Total Crime Rate
72.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clare Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 355th highest 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 Clare Road (WV10 9SL) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -19.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clare Road (WV10 9SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphries Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawksford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montano Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foster Road | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Comet Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Walker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Othello Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawksford Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melverton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whetstone Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whetstone Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montano Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Othello Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broome Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Showell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorne Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadle 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Broome Road | Under investigation |
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