Total Crime Rate
139.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 136th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (WV14 7DE) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (WV14 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lichfield Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newbolt Road (21 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lichfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lichfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gozzard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Keynes Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Orchard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mill Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newbolt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beldray Road | Under investigation |
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