Postcode · Bilston
Crime in WV14 8TE
How much crime is recorded in WV14 8TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coseley Wallbrook
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
WV14 8TEBilston
How safe is WV14 8TE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV14 8TE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 8TENational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Burglary21.09.1
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Shoplifting4.68.4
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.