Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 5QY
How much crime is recorded in WV4 5QY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Penn
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
WV4 5QYWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 5QY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 5QY 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV4 5QYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary4.29.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Drugs2.72.4
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.