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Crime in WV14 0

How much crime is recorded in WV14 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,481 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV14 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV14 0, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WV14 0National
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Burglary18.09.1
Shoplifting17.78.4
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Other theft6.84.5
Public order4.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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