Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 6RY
How much crime is recorded in WV4 6RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenhall
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,925 (2024)
WV4 6RYWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 6RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 6RY 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 6RYNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Burglary8.19.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.24.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.