Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV2 3AH
How much crime is recorded in WV2 3AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenhall
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
WV2 3AHWolverhampton
How safe is WV2 3AH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV2 3AH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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).
WV2 3AHNational
Violence and sexual offences36.123.6
Burglary23.79.1
Vehicle crime15.53.5
Other theft9.14.5
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Public order7.94.6
Drugs4.72.4
Shoplifting3.58.4
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Theft from the person3.22.1
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime2.41.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.