Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bristol 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Bromford Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zoar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zoar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pennant Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elias Mattu Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manlove Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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