Total Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gordon Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 784 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 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Gordon Avenue (WV4 6PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ettingshall South & Spring Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pruden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pruden Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Waverley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Needwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Needwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pritchett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brough Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham New Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pugh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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