Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV10 7EG
How much crime is recorded in WV10 7EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordhouses
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,816 (2024)
How safe is WV10 7EG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV10 7EG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 7EGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary7.89.1
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.