Postcode · Bilston
Crime in WV14 8JP
How much crime is recorded in WV14 8JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coseley Wallbrook
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,620 (2024)
WV14 8JPBilston
How safe is WV14 8JP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV14 8JP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WV14 8JPNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Vehicle crime10.33.5
Burglary8.29.1
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.12.4
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.