Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skidmore Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Graiseley , and the 301st highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skidmore Avenue (WV3 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Graiseley average (97.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skidmore Avenue (WV3 7AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bruford Road. Police recorded 33 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 Skidmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Jeffcock Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Minster Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Minster Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jeffcock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffcock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rayleigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffcock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birches Barn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birches Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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