Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV1 2SR
How much crime is recorded in WV1 2SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is WV1 2SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV1 2SR 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
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
WV1 2SRNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary14.99.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.42.4
Shoplifting2.38.4
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.