Crime Rates at High Street, Bilston, WV14 0EP

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 782 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 614.2 per 1,000 residents and was 365.4% higher 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 302.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WV14 0EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinfold Street, where police recorded 238 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linton Croft (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.