Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV5 0AT
How much crime is recorded in WV5 0AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombourne Inner
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,451 (2024)
WV5 0ATWolverhampton
How safe is WV5 0AT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV5 0AT 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
WV5 0ATNational
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary3.19.1
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.