Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Charles Avenue (WV4 5BB) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charles Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Argyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wardlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Argyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemary Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemary Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Crescent West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wardlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ryecroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ryecroft Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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