Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 5AA
How much crime is recorded in WV12 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashmore Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
WV12 5AAWillenhall
How safe is WV12 5AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 5AA 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other theft0.84.5
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
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.