Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV11 1AW
How much crime is recorded in WV11 1AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bushbury Hill
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
WV11 1AWWolverhampton
How safe is WV11 1AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV11 1AW 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
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
WV11 1AWNational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Burglary6.89.1
Shoplifting6.28.4
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.