Postcode · Bilston
Crime in WV14 8QT
How much crime is recorded in WV14 8QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coseley Wallbrook
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,431 (2024)
WV14 8QTBilston
How safe is WV14 8QT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV14 8QT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV14 8QTNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary7.49.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.