Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Dover Street area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 246th highest crime rate of 782 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 Dover Street (WV14 6AL) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (WV14 6AL), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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