Total Crime Rate

203.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 203.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lawnswood Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 74th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawnswood Avenue (WV4 6SA) in the last 12 months was 203.4 per 1,000 residents and was 137.2% higher than the Ettingshall North average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawnswood Avenue (WV4 6SA), the main crime hotspot is near Lawnswood Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawnswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larcombe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ettingshall Park Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ermington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kenilworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lawnswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moreton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadstone Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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