Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV11 3LU
How much crime is recorded in WV11 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wednesfield Town
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,902 (2024)
WV11 3LUWolverhampton
How safe is WV11 3LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV11 3LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 3LUNational
Shoplifting62.18.4
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.