Total Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Meldon Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 280th lowest 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 Meldon Drive (WV14 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meldon Drive (WV14 8BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meldon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pace Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Pearson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meldon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sycamore Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mullion Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rocket Pool Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mullion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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