Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Clare Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 170th 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 Clare Avenue (WV11 2HN) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Avenue (WV11 2HN), the main crime hotspot is near Anslow Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clare Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anslow Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anslow Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anslow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nocke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millbank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnard Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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