Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 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 51.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Owen Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 312th 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 Owen Road (WV3 0HR) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owen Road (WV3 0HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardiff Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Wesley Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Owen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elias Mattu Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
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 2026Public order Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ashland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rayleigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manlove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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