Total Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lynton Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 4th 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 Lynton Avenue (WV6 9NG) in the last 12 months was 3.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandy Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aldersley Avenue 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 Glassford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glassford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Aldersley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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