Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Owen Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 276th highest crime rate of 784 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 0HT) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owen Road (WV3 0HT), the main crime hotspot is near Cardiff Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Owen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Owen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elias Mattu Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humber Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Wesley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Wesley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Wesley Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Aston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Burleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bruford Road

Data Sources

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