Total Crime Rate
116.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kimberley Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 195th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kimberley Street (WV3 0BP) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimberley Street (WV3 0BP), the main crime hotspot is near Cardiff Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 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 | Ash Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lennox Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Owen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashland Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Elm Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Yew Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manlove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cardiff Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elias Mattu Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rayleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaks Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaks Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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