Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rayleigh Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayleigh Road (WV3 0AR) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ).

In the area around Rayleigh Road (WV3 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Bruford Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rayleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lennox Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manlove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jeffcock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jeffcock Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffcock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffcock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rayleigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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