Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gordon Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 26th 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 Gordon Avenue (WV4 6PX) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Gordon Avenue (WV4 6PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Needwood Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pugh Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beverley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pritchett Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birmingham New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birmingham New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Needwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pritchett Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newman Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lapper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.