Crime Rates at Chelmarsh Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV3 8JB

Chelmarsh Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Tettenhall Wightwick , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chelmarsh Avenue (WV3 8JB) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Tettenhall Wightwick average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmarsh Avenue (WV3 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinewood Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farleigh Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.