Postcode · Bilston
Crime in WV14 8XW
How much crime is recorded in WV14 8XW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coseley Wallbrook
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
WV14 8XWBilston
How safe is WV14 8XW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV14 8XW 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
41.2
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 8XWNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary20.59.1
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order1.74.6
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.