Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV1 2AB
How much crime is recorded in WV1 2AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,339 (2024)
WV1 2ABWolverhampton
How safe is WV1 2AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV1 2AB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
WV1 2ABNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.14.6
Other crime3.11.5
Burglary1.89.1
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.