Crime Rates at Primrose Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV10 8AP

Primrose Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bushbury North , and the 330th 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 Primrose Avenue (WV10 8AP) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Avenue (WV10 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northwood Park Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.