Total Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fourth Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fourth Avenue (WV10 9PY) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fourth Avenue (WV10 9PY), 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.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Millington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fifth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simpson Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Fallings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Luce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Millington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendrick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawksford Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Othello Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorne Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Othello Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montano Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montano Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawksford Crescent | Under investigation |
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