Total Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welbeck Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 99th 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 Welbeck Avenue (WV10 9LS) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welbeck Avenue (WV10 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphries Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Comet Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humphries Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comet Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swallow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Swallow Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Humphries Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broome Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broome Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Humphries Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Showell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
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