Total Crime Rate

390.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 390.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 29th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (WV1 4AG) in the last 12 months was 390.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.3% higher than the Park average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 185.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (WV1 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Clarence Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drummond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dunkley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Paget Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Hampton Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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