Total Crime Rate
106.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beckett Street area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 251st highest crime rate of 784 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 Beckett Street (WV14 7NS) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beckett Street (WV14 7NS), 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.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hazel Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keynes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosemary Avenue | 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 | Other theft | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gozzard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gozzard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | James Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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