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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 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.