Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 5AW
How much crime is recorded in WV4 5AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldthorn Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
WV4 5AWWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 5AW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 5AW area, 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 5AWNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Burglary6.79.1
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.