Total Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bushbury Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bushbury Lane (WV10 9UG) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Bushbury North average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bushbury Lane (WV10 9UG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whetstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malvern Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Malvern Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whetstone Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whetstone Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whetstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Malvern Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Low Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Low Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Walker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordhouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bushbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bushbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bushbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushbury Lane | Under investigation |
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