Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Silvester Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 108th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silvester Road (WV14 6NN) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silvester Road (WV14 6NN), the main crime hotspot is near Rosemary Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silvester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beckett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ashley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbolt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbolt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbolt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Garden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlecroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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