Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

The Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 46th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (WV10 7AT) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% higher than the Essington average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (WV10 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olde Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cannock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Olde Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South View Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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