Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 5LX
How much crime is recorded in WV4 5LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Penn
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,769 (2024)
WV4 5LXWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 5LX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 5LX 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5LXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.81.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.