Total Crime Rate

127.0 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 127.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hillcrest Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 180th highest crime rate of 784 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 26.8% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Avenue (WV10 9DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 19 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowcroft Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leacroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sycamores Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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