Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 0EP
How much crime is recorded in WV6 0EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Compton & Merryhill North
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
WV6 0EPWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 0EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 0EP area, 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
WV6 0EPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary13.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Public order0.64.6
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.