Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wallace Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 269th 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 Wallace Road (WV14 8BU) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Road (WV14 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mervyn Place, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wallace Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pace Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Pearson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meldon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sycamore Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mervyn Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mullion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mullion Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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