Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Taunton Avenue (WV10 6PW) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Bushbury North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Avenue (WV10 6PW), the main crime hotspot is near Broadlands. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Oval Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cricket Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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