Total Crime Rate
84.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darlaston 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.
View Crime In Bilston South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brueton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tramway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lunt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bickley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jean Hasketh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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