Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vulcan Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 238th 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 Vulcan Road (WV14 7JN) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vulcan Road (WV14 7JN), the main crime hotspot is near Rosemary Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vulcan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lunt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Garden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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