Postcode district · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV11
How much crime is recorded in WV11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 56,147 (2024)
WV11Postcode district · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV11
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV11, 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
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
WV11National
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Burglary7.09.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order4.24.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.