Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV10 6RS
How much crime is recorded in WV10 6RS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordhouses
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
WV10 6RSWolverhampton
How safe is WV10 6RS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV10 6RS area, above 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
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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).
WV10 6RSNational
Shoplifting50.58.4
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary7.49.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Public order4.14.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.32.4
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.