Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV5 8BL
How much crime is recorded in WV5 8BL, 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
- 1,754 (2024)
WV5 8BLWolverhampton
How safe is WV5 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV5 8BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.