Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carlton Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Carlton Avenue (WV11 1DE) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Fallings Park average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carlton Avenue (WV11 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 247 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fallings Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chesterton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Keats Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Copes Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Copes Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Copes Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sambrook Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | D'Eyncourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chesterton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fairview Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Redcotts Close | Under investigation |
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