Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 0LU
How much crime is recorded in WV6 0LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,675 (2024)
WV6 0LUWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 0LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 0LU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 0LUNational
Shoplifting62.58.4
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Burglary11.39.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Robbery2.01.4
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.72.4
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.