Postcode district · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV3
How much crime is recorded in WV3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 49,795 (2024)
WV3Postcode district · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV3, 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
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
WV3National
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Burglary9.29.1
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery1.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.