Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 5UW
How much crime is recorded in WV12 5UW, 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 5UWWillenhall
How safe is WV12 5UW
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 5UW 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV12 5UWNational
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.