Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV10 8PP
How much crime is recorded in WV10 8PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Featherstone East & Essington
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,197 (2024)
WV10 8PPWolverhampton
How safe is WV10 8PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV10 8PP area, 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8PPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.