Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 4LG
How much crime is recorded in WV4 4LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Penn
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,632 (2024)
WV4 4LGWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 4LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 4LG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
WV4 4LGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Burglary4.19.1
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.71.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Shoplifting1.18.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.