Total Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lime Grove area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Lime Grove (WV14 6EF) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Grove (WV14 6EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleway Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkview Road (15 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 | Other theft | Parkview Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkview Road | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Hadley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkview Road | Under investigation |
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