Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hilston Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Hilston Avenue (WV4 4TA) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Merry Hill average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilston Avenue (WV4 4TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Croft Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Enville Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hilston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springhill Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enville Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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