Total Crime Rate

392.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 392.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Baylis Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 26th 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 Baylis Avenue (WV11 2ES) in the last 12 months was 392.2 per 1,000 residents and was 457.4% higher than the Wednesfield North average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 381.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baylis Avenue (WV11 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baylis Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raj Kumar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raj Kumar Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raj Kumar Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Blackham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnard Road —
Apr 2026Public order Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anslow Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anslow Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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