Total Crime Rate
1325.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 3rd 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 Church Street (WV14 0AH) in the last 12 months was 1325.8 per 1,000 residents and was 848.5% 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 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 277.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (WV14 0AH), the main crime hotspot is near Pinfold Street. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | James Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinfold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinfold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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