Total Crime Rate
129.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peter Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 174th highest crime rate of 784 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 Peter Avenue (WV14 8UJ) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peter Avenue (WV14 8UJ), 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.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Batmans Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peter Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weddell Wynd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weddell Wynd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peter Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attlee Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peter Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Star Foundry Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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