Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mountford Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 142nd 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 Mountford Lane (WV14 6PY) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountford Lane (WV14 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carnaby Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bilston North

Crime Over Time in Mountford Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beldray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Drive

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.