Crime Rates at Shale Street, Bilston, WV14 0HF

Shale Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 77th highest crime rate of 782 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 Shale Street (WV14 0HF) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shale Street (WV14 0HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thompson Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.