Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV10 8LJ
How much crime is recorded in WV10 8LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bushbury Hill
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
WV10 8LJWolverhampton
How safe is WV10 8LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV10 8LJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8LJNational
Violence and sexual offences53.223.6
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Burglary4.79.1
Public order4.04.6
Other crime4.01.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.