Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 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 90.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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

Third Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 271st 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 Third Avenue (WV10 9PF) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (WV10 9PF), 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 Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thorne Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgreave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Fallings Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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