Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 250th highest crime rate of 782 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 25.0% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% 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 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wallace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bradley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mervyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mullion Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hannah Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crantock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fircroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fircroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Fircroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mullion Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Constantine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mervyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pace Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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