Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Darlaston Lane area has the 61st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 295th highest crime rate of 782 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 Darlaston Lane (WV14 7BL) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darlaston Lane (WV14 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bickley Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brueton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Darlaston Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brueton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tramway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bickley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lunt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bickley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jean Hasketh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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