Total Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 11.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fifth Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 30th 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 Fifth Avenue (WV10 9SU) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Avenue (WV10 9SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphries Road, where police recorded 42 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 Fifth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Luce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawksford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montano Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broome Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksford Crescent
Apr 2026Drugs Thorne Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broome Road
Apr 2026Other crime Millington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Millington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Foster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montano Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Broome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Othello Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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