Total Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Myatt Avenue area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 246th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myatt Avenue (WV2 2DN) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 255.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myatt Avenue (WV2 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittaker Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Myatt Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooker Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Attwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myatt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Grove

Data Sources

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