Total Crime Rate

246.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lea Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 50th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Road (WV3 0LR) in the last 12 months was 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 177.1% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Road (WV3 0LR), 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 Lea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Burleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manlove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lonsdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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