Crime Rates at Wellington Road, Bilston, WV14 6RL

Wellington Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 369th 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 Wellington Road (WV14 6RL) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (WV14 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.