Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV3 9RL
How much crime is recorded in WV3 9RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wolverhampton Central
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,795 (2024)
WV3 9RLWolverhampton
How safe is WV3 9RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV3 9RL 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
50.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 9RLNational
Violence and sexual offences37.723.6
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Burglary8.69.1
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.