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Postcode sector · Wolverhampton

Crime in WV6 0

How much crime is recorded in WV6 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
25,043 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV6 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV6 0, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WV6 0National
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Shoplifting17.18.4
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 44% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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