Total Crime Rate
104.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bayliss Close area has the 49th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 231st highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bayliss Close (WV14 6DB) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bayliss Close (WV14 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleway Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lanes (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hadley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Field Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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