Total Crime Rate
162.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Olinthus Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 119th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Olinthus Avenue (WV11 3DH) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 127.5% higher than the Wednesfield North average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olinthus Avenue (WV11 3DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Olinthus Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moat Green Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wednesfield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lich Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Olinthus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moat House Lane East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moat House Lane East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olinthus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Green Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lichfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lichwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Overseal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shardlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shardlow Road | Under investigation |
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