Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wells Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 240th 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 Wells Road (WV14 8PX) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 16 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 ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Road (WV14 8PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peter Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlborough Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pugh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wilkinson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batmans Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slim Avenue —
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Data Sources

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