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