Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Willenhall Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 168th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willenhall Road (WV1 2JB) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Bilston North average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willenhall Road (WV1 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Tyburn Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willenhall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willenhall Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Stowheath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old Stowheath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Stowheath Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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