Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV5 9DG
How much crime is recorded in WV5 9DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombourne Inner
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,302 (2024)
WV5 9DGWolverhampton
How safe is WV5 9DG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV5 9DG 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9DGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Shoplifting7.08.4
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.14.5
Robbery2.91.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.