Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 5UP
How much crime is recorded in WV12 5UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wednesfield North East
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,435 (2024)
WV12 5UPWillenhall
How safe is WV12 5UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 5UP 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5UPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary8.09.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order1.04.6
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.42.4
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.