Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 6LS
How much crime is recorded in WV4 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodcross
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
WV4 6LSWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 6LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 6LS 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
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Burglary6.49.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.