Total Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawfred Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lawfred Avenue (WV11 3QS) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Heath Town average (177.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawfred Avenue (WV11 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hart Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heath Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pickering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Portchester Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | March End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | March End Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawfred Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | March End Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bluebell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluebell Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bluebell Crescent | Under investigation |
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