Total Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gadsby Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Gadsby Avenue (WV11 3EH) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Wednesfield North average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gadsby Avenue (WV11 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wednesfield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlebridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Side | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castlebridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilworth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castlebridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parry Road | Under investigation |
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