Crime Rates at Edinburgh Road, Bilston, WV14 8EQ

Edinburgh Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 318th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edinburgh Road (WV14 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (WV14 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mervyn Place, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arbour Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.