Postcode area · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV
How much crime is recorded in WV, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 473,586 (2024)
WVPostcode area · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
WVNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.