Total Crime Rate

171.4 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 171.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bushbury Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 104th 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 Bushbury Lane (WV10 9TU) in the last 12 months was 171.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% higher than the Bushbury North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushbury Lane (WV10 9TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Comet Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bushbury Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadwell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawskford Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morrison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whetstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Showell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordhouse Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fordhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cadwell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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