Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV2 4PP
How much crime is recorded in WV2 4PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenhall
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
WV2 4PPWolverhampton
How safe is WV2 4PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV2 4PP 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
45.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 4PPNational
Shoplifting33.38.4
Burglary30.59.1
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Vehicle crime13.93.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Drugs4.72.4
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.74.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.