Total Crime Rate
79.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitehouse Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 310th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehouse Avenue (WV11 3BD) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehouse Avenue (WV11 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Olinthus Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lichfield Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blackham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blackham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Olinthus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olinthus Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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