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Crime in WV10 6LW

How much crime is recorded in WV10 6LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bushbury
Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,435 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV10 6LW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV10 6LW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WV10 6LWNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Shoplifting13.28.4
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Other crime0.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 43% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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