Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Taylor Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 782 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 Taylor Road (WV4 6HS) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Bilston North average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taylor Road (WV4 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wessex Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taylor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverkip Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Martin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Taylor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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