Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bristol Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 348th highest 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 Bristol Street (WV3 0HD) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bristol Street (WV3 0HD), the main crime hotspot is near Bromford Rise. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 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 | Drugs | Cardiff Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bromford Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashland Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Zoar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zoar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lonsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bromford Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Owen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pennant Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elias Mattu Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manlove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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