Total Crime Rate
64.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colerne Street area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colerne Street (WV2 2PE) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colerne Street (WV2 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Stom Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bilston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnhouse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tangmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wapentake Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wapentake Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Baobab Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millfields Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leconfield Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hodnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodnet Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albany Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Freezeland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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