Total Crime Rate
1493.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
393.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Croft area has the highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Croft (WV14 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 1493.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1031.8% higher than the Bilston North average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 393.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Croft (WV14 7PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Keynes Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | 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 | Other theft | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newbolt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lichfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beldray Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lichfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Etruria Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Orchard | Under investigation |
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