Total Crime Rate

614.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

302.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 614.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 302.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Burglary 32.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.2 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
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

Linton Croft 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 Linton Croft (WV14 0QE) 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 Linton Croft (WV14 0QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinfold Street, where police recorded 238 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linton Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathbone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rathbone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellingley Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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