Total Crime Rate
204.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridge Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 71st highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (WV13 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 478.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Street (WV13 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickkiln Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webb Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brickkiln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Five Oaks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Packwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brickkiln Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brickkiln Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webb Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | School Street | Under investigation |
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