Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wesley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bilbrook , and the 69th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wesley Road (WV8 1JT) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Bilbrook average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Road (WV8 1JT), the main crime hotspot is near Bilbrook Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hattons Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Oak Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Oak Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Oak Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bilbrook Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cherry Tree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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