Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 5UN
How much crime is recorded in WV4 5UN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldthorn Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
WV4 5UNWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 5UN
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 5UN 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
32
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 5UNNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Other crime3.61.5
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Drugs0.12.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.