Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 4PR
How much crime is recorded in WV12 4PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wednesfield Town
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
WV12 4PRWillenhall
How safe is WV12 4PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 4PR area, 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
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
WV12 4PRNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other theft0.14.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.