Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 4LR
How much crime is recorded in WV4 4LR, 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 4LRWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 4LR
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 4LR 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WV4 4LRNational
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.