Crime Rates at Burcot Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV1 2SB

Burcot Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burcot Avenue (WV1 2SB) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the East Park average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burcot Avenue (WV1 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbourne Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.