Crime Rates at Hughes Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV3 7AT

Hughes Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Hughes Avenue (WV3 7AT) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughes Avenue (WV3 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inglewood Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jeffcock Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.