Total Crime Rate

281.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 281.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Guy Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 46th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guy Avenue (WV10 9SB) in the last 12 months was 281.7 per 1,000 residents and was 181.3% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 199.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guy Avenue (WV10 9SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphries Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guy Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Guy Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Othello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Humphries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Othello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montano Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Humphries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Millington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luce Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Luce Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Foster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Humphries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Juliet Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juliet Grove

Data Sources

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