Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV2 3EF
How much crime is recorded in WV2 3EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenhall
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,819 (2024)
WV2 3EFWolverhampton
How safe is WV2 3EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV2 3EF area, 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
47.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 3EFNational
Violence and sexual offences39.323.6
Burglary10.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order3.14.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.