Total Crime Rate

109.5 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Skidmore Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Graiseley , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 784 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 Skidmore Avenue (WV3 7AN) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher than the Graiseley average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skidmore Avenue (WV3 7AN), the main crime hotspot is near Jeffcock Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffcock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Faraday Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffcock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skidmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Faraday Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengarry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bantock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bradmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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