Total Crime Rate

183.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawksford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hawksford Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morrison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawskford Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juliet Grove
Sep 2025Public order Juliet Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Humphries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whetstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Othello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Humphries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Showell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Othello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montano Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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