Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV10 6SW
How much crime is recorded in WV10 6SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordhouses
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
WV10 6SWWolverhampton
How safe is WV10 6SW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV10 6SW 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
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 6SWNational
Violence and sexual offences38.523.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.54.6
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Burglary0.49.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.