Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ikon Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 265th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ikon Avenue (WV6 0FA) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Oxley average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ikon Avenue (WV6 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Reansway Square. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ikon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gatis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bitterne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glaisdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bransdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Andrews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tring Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reansway Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reansway Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbs Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Hampton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Hampton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bitterne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Hampton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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