Postcode · Bilston
Crime in WV14 9BA
How much crime is recorded in WV14 9BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Coseley
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
WV14 9BABilston
How safe is WV14 9BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV14 9BA 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
54.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 9BANational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Burglary23.79.1
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Public order7.14.6
Shoplifting5.58.4
Other theft4.84.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery3.01.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs1.92.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.