Total Crime Rate
55.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hadley Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 306th 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 Hadley Road (WV14 6RX) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadley Road (WV14 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 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 | Shoplifting | Ketley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bailey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bailey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broadmeadow Green | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Freezeland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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