Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bay Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bay Avenue (WV14 0TT) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bay Avenue (WV14 0TT), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bay Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorbus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lees Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drake'S Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drake'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drake'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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