Total Crime Rate
90.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kempthorne Road area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 301st 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 Kempthorne Road (WV14 7AL) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kempthorne Road (WV14 7AL), the main crime hotspot is near Lonsdale Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Norbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brueton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lunt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brueton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brueton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Jean Hasketh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jean Hasketh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jean Hasketh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brueton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brueton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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