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Postcode sector · Wolverhampton

Crime in WV3 9

How much crime is recorded in WV3 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
20,558 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV3 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV3 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

WV3 9National
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Burglary5.99.1
Shoplifting5.78.4
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order3.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 40% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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