Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Aspen Way area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 361st highest 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 Aspen Way (WV3 0UP) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Way (WV3 0UP), the main crime hotspot is near Crawford Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Rayleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crawford Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crawford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merridale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merridale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merridale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merridale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamesfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Faraday Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Faraday Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Local resolution

Data Sources

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