Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV3 8JA
How much crime is recorded in WV3 8JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castlecroft
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,941 (2024)
WV3 8JAWolverhampton
How safe is WV3 8JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV3 8JA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
WV3 8JANational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary6.29.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft1.94.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.