Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillcrest Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 167th 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 Hillcrest Avenue (WV10 9DF) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Avenue (WV10 9DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgreave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Perry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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