Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Charles Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 233rd 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 Charles Avenue (WV4 5BB) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Avenue (WV4 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosemary Crescent West, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Crescent West —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosemary Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosemary Crescent West Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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