Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kimberley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lennox Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ashland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manlove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elias Mattu Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rayleigh Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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