Postcode district · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV1
How much crime is recorded in WV1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 33,520 (2024)
WV1Postcode district · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
65.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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).
WV1National
Violence and sexual offences52.223.6
Burglary15.49.1
Shoplifting14.28.4
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Public order8.24.6
Other theft8.04.5
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Drugs5.22.4
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Robbery1.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.