Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 51.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lapper Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 308th 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 Lapper Avenue (WV4 6PP) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Ettingshall North average (78.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapper Avenue (WV4 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Woodcross Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lapper Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lapper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovedale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Woodcross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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