Total Crime Rate

694.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 694.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.7 10/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 13th 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 High Street (WV14 0EP) in the last 12 months was 694.5 per 1,000 residents and was 396.9% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 305.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WV14 0EP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linton Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linton Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Linton Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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