Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colman Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 359th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colman Avenue (WV11 3RP) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colman Avenue (WV11 3RP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Colman Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Olinthus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lichwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chilworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olinthus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilworth Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olinthus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olinthus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlebridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Olinthus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittingham Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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