Total Crime Rate
135.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edge Hill Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 147th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
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 Edge Hill Avenue (WV10 8NN) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edge Hill Avenue (WV10 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near Westcroft Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tennyson Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenacres Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildtree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
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