Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV5 9BF
How much crime is recorded in WV5 9BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombourne Inner
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
WV5 9BFWolverhampton
How safe is WV5 9BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV5 9BF 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
19.5
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 9BFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary8.99.1
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.