Postcode district · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV10
How much crime is recorded in WV10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 88,072 (2024)
WV10Postcode district · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV10, 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).
WV10National
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.