Total Crime Rate

199.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rocket Pool Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 68th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rocket Pool Drive (WV14 8BA) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rocket Pool Drive (WV14 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mervyn Place, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humphries Crescent (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rocket Pool Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mervyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rocket Pool Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocket Pool Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pace Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stirling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mervyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphries Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Humphries Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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