Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Prouds Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 146th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prouds Lane (WV14 6PW) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prouds Lane (WV14 6PW), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prouds Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caledonia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wassell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carnaby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Street
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lichfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lichfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Earl Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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