Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Neville Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 125th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Neville Avenue (WV4 5DW) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neville Avenue (WV4 5DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neville Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Deborah Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanderers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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