Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 86.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Burland Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 136th 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 Burland Avenue (WV6 9JG) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% higher than the Oxley average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burland Avenue (WV6 9JG), the main crime hotspot is near Glassford Drive. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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