Total Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.2 1/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Kemsey Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Kemsey Drive (WV14 8NZ) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kemsey Drive (WV14 8NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kemsey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Abney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drake'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drake'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drake'S Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wilkinson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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