Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Wesley Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 325th lowest 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 Wesley Street (WV14 8TX) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 6 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Street (WV14 8TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peter Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purdy Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Star Foundry Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batmans Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pugh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weddell Wynd 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 Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attlee Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weddell Wynd Under investigation

Data Sources

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