Postcode district · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4
How much crime is recorded in WV4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 61,783 (2024)
WV4Postcode district · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV4, 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
WV4National
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.