Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV5 9EQ
How much crime is recorded in WV5 9EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombourne Inner
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,506 (2024)
WV5 9EQWolverhampton
How safe is WV5 9EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV5 9EQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9EQNational
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary6.89.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.