Total Crime Rate

94.8 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Northover Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 285th highest crime rate of 784 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 Northover Close (WV9 5LT) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Bushbury North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northover Close (WV9 5LT), the main crime hotspot is near Watson Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northover Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wragby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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