Total Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Owen Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Owen Road (WV3 0HX) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Owen Road (WV3 0HX), 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.
View Crime In Bushbury South & Low Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bristol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bingley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elias Mattu Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Humber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Wesley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Wesley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Wesley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Wesley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Wesley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charles Wesley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Wesley Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Owen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bruford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rayleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Aston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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