Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Grove area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 157th 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 Lime Grove (WV14 6EF) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Grove (WV14 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parkview Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Middleway Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Middleway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkview Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parkview Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Middleway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Middleway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Middleway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broadmeadow Green | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | School Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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