Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 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

Park Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Himley & Swindon , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (WV5 0ND) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Himley & Swindon average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (WV5 0ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Hill Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Tree Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wood Hill Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Griffiths Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Hill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clover Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Banbery Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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