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Crime in WV11 2

How much crime is recorded in WV11 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
23,181 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV11 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV11 2, 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
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).

WV11 2National
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Burglary6.19.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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.

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