Postcode · Bilston
Crime in WV14 9XT
How much crime is recorded in WV14 9XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodcross
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,548 (2024)
WV14 9XTBilston
How safe is WV14 9XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV14 9XT area, below 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9XTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.54.6
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Anti-social behaviour0.010.7
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.