Total Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lytton Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Penn , and the 268th 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 Lytton Avenue (WV4 4HL) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Penn average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lytton Avenue (WV4 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybush Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lytton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lytton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hollybush Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinfold Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
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