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Postcode sector · Wolverhampton

Crime in WV10 9

How much crime is recorded in WV10 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
26,932 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV10 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV10 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
50.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WV10 9National
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Burglary9.19.1
Shoplifting9.08.4
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft5.14.5
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs3.02.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 36% 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.

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