Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wessex Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 84th highest crime rate of 782 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 Wessex Road (WV2 2ER) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Road (WV2 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Rough Hills Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ettingshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ettingshall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Vale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rough Hills Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rough Hills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rough Hills Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rough Hills Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Taylor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tavern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson D'Urberville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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