Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 26th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 367th highest 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 9TD) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Avenue (WV10 9TD), the main crime hotspot is near Dendron Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fifth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Fallings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Riddings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dendron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dendron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dendron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dendron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Chad'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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