Postcode sector · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 6
How much crime is recorded in WV6 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 3,310 (2024)
WV6 6Postcode sector · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV6 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV6 6, broadly in line with 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Burglary8.39.1
Public order5.24.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.