Postcode · Bilston
Crime in WV14 9JP
How much crime is recorded in WV14 9JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Coseley
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
WV14 9JPBilston
How safe is WV14 9JP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV14 9JP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9JPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary14.99.1
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft5.74.5
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.