Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV11 1LY
How much crime is recorded in WV11 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood End
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,970 (2024)
WV11 1LYWolverhampton
How safe is WV11 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV11 1LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.0
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).
WV11 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.