Total Crime Rate

307.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 307.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Birches Barn Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Graiseley , and the 38th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birches Barn Avenue (WV3 7BT) in the last 12 months was 307.4 per 1,000 residents and was 191.8% higher than the Graiseley average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birches Barn Avenue (WV3 7BT), the main crime hotspot is near Inglewood Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birches Barn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ackleton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skidmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Inglewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Inglewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Inglewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inglewood Avenue —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Amina Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bantock Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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