Postcode · Bilston
Crime in WV14 8TQ
How much crime is recorded in WV14 8TQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Princes End & Willingsworth
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,974 (2024)
WV14 8TQBilston
How safe is WV14 8TQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV14 8TQ 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 8TQNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.94.6
Burglary2.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.