Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 5AB
How much crime is recorded in WV4 5AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldthorn Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,529 (2024)
WV4 5ABWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 5AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 5AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5ABNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order3.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other theft1.54.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.