Total Crime Rate
75.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jeffs Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 334th highest crime rate of 782 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 Jeffs Avenue (WV2 1ER) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jeffs Avenue (WV2 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mike Swain Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Howard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mike Swain Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Howard Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Christopher Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birmingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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