Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV10 6SD
How much crime is recorded in WV10 6SD, 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 6SDWolverhampton
How safe is WV10 6SD
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 6SD 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WV10 6SDNational
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.