Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV5 9AP
How much crime is recorded in WV5 9AP, 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
- 1,671 (2024)
WV5 9APWolverhampton
How safe is WV5 9AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV5 9AP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9APNational
Burglary14.29.1
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.