Crime Rates at Hickman Road, Bilston, WV14 0QW

Hickman Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 39th 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 Hickman Road (WV14 0QW) in the last 12 months was 295.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.6% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 164.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hickman Road (WV14 0QW), 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.