Crime Rates at Baker Road, Bilston, WV14 8PU

Baker Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baker Road (WV14 8PU) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Road (WV14 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilkinson Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.