Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lord Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 161st 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 Lord Street (WV3 0QS) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (WV3 0QS), the main crime hotspot is near Oaks Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Street 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oaks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elias Mattu Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brewery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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