Total Crime Rate
183.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawksford Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 96th 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 Hawksford Crescent (WV10 9SW) in the last 12 months was 183.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawksford Crescent (WV10 9SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphries Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walker Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bushbury South & Low Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrison Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawskford Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Juliet Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Juliet Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Humphries Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whetstone Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Othello Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Humphries Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Showell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfoot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Othello Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montano Drive | Under investigation |
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