Postcode district · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV2
How much crime is recorded in WV2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 41,141 (2024)
WV2Postcode district · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV2, 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
61.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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).
WV2National
Violence and sexual offences46.723.6
Burglary18.09.1
Shoplifting11.08.4
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order7.54.6
Other theft6.64.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Drugs4.72.4
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Theft from the person1.92.1
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.