Total Crime Rate
94.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chem Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 284th 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 Chem Road (WV14 0RB) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chem Road (WV14 0RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stom Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Jeavons Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodnet Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hodnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Baobab Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chillington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millfields Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leconfield Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tangmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albany Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mill Street | Under investigation |
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