Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 6BU
How much crime is recorded in WV4 6BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ettingshall Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
WV4 6BUWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 6BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 6BU area, above 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
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6BUNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Burglary22.59.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.