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