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Postcode sector · Wolverhampton

Crime in WV2 4

How much crime is recorded in WV2 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,935 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV2 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV2 4, more than double 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
72.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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).

WV2 4National
Violence and sexual offences56.423.6
Burglary22.59.1
Shoplifting16.98.4
Public order10.54.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other theft8.74.5
Drugs7.12.4
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Theft from the person2.62.1
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.91.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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