Total Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colman 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.
View Crime In Wednesfield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Olinthus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lichwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olinthus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilworth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castlebridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castlebridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlebridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lichfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittingham Grove | Under investigation |
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