Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackburn Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackburn Avenue (WV6 9JS) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Avenue (WV6 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glassford Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackburn Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Aldersley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aldersley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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