Total Crime Rate
34.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welney Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Welney Gardens (WV9 5RY) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Bushbury North average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welney Gardens (WV9 5RY), the main crime hotspot is near Lavender Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clewley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clewley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penshaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstead Road | Under investigation |
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