Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Jenkins Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 154th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jenkins Close (WV14 0HL) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jenkins Close (WV14 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jenkins Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thompson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeavons Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeavons Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Jeavons Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thompson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeavons Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tadmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shale Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dennis Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dennis Turner Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeavons Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeavons Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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