Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fuchsia Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 192nd 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 Fuchsia Drive (WV9 5SA) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Oxley average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fuchsia Drive (WV9 5SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fuchsia Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fuchsia Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Camellia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fuchsia Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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