Total Crime Rate

134.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alcester Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Drive (WV13 3QW) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Drive (WV13 3QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkview Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alcester Drive (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alcester Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cherrywood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parkview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawnside Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Treynham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Treynham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lawnside Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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