Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Harper Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 782 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 Harper Avenue (WV11 1HA) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher than the Fallings Park average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harper Avenue (WV11 1HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arnhem Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meredith Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harper Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Mill South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheeler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheeler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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