Total Crime Rate

201.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.5 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 201.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lea Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 66th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Road (WV3 0LU) in the last 12 months was 201.5 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manlove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Local resolution
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 Zoar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zoar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ashland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bromford Rise Under investigation
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 2026Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pennant Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lonsdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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