Total Crime Rate

57.8 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 57.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Villiers Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 322nd 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 Villiers Avenue (WV14 6AU) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villiers Avenue (WV14 6AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Villiers Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Green Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wassell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fellows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carnaby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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