Crime Rates at Blackburn Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9JX

Blackburn Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 784 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 9JX) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Avenue (WV6 9JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Rise, where police recorded 25 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.