Crime Rates at Dover Street, Bilston, WV14 6AL

Dover Street 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 Dover Street (WV14 6AL) 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 Dover Street (WV14 6AL), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.