Total Crime Rate

203.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 203.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lea Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 784 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 Gardens (WV3 0LX) in the last 12 months was 203.9 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Gardens (WV3 0LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bromford Rise (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lea Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pennant Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Graiseley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Graiseley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bristol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennant Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennant Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennant Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pennant Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pennant Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bromford Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zoar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Graiseley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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