Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV5 7HN
How much crime is recorded in WV5 7HN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,255 (2024)
WV5 7HNWolverhampton
How safe is WV5 7HN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV5 7HN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV5 7HNNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary14.29.1
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs4.22.4
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.