Crime Rates at Fifth Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV10 9SY

Fifth Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 37th 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 Fifth Avenue (WV10 9SY) in the last 12 months was 309.0 per 1,000 residents and was 208.6% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 187.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Avenue (WV10 9SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jenks Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simpson Grove (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.