Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Burns Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 390th 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 Burns Avenue (WV10 6BH) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower than the Bushbury North average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Avenue (WV10 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near Three Tuns Parade. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crathorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Three Tuns Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Tuns Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Tuns Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kipling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crathorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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