Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Knights Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Avenue (WV6 9QA) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Oxley average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Avenue (WV6 9QA), 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 Knights Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Codsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knights Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lothians Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glassford Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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