Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 5PS
How much crime is recorded in WV4 5PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Penn
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
WV4 5PSWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 5PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 5PS area, broadly in line with 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 5PSNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Shoplifting16.08.4
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.