Crime Rates at Rocket Pool Drive, Bilston, WV14 8BH

Rocket Pool Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 70th highest crime rate of 784 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 Rocket Pool Drive (WV14 8BH) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rocket Pool Drive (WV14 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mervyn Place, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humphries Crescent (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.