Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · 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 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 209th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burland Avenue (WV6 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Oxley average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 315.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burland Avenue (WV6 9JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glassford Drive, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aldersley Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harwin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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