Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wellington Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 241st highest crime rate of 784 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 Wellington Road (WV14 6AH) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (WV14 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Pinfold Street. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wassell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinfold Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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