Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 149th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (WV14 0PH) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (WV14 0PH), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Loxdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Price Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemsey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bay Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gozzard Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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