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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; 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.