Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.6 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Ashford Industrial Estate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 45th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashford Industrial Estate (WV2 2BX) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Industrial Estate (WV2 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Dixon Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Briar Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Saviour'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences D'Urberville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ettingshall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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