Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 68.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Dickinson Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 378th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dickinson Avenue (WV10 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickinson Avenue (WV10 9DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dickinson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgreave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Perry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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