Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 5EB
How much crime is recorded in WV4 5EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldthorn Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
WV4 5EBWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 5EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 5EB 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5EBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft1.84.5
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.31.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.