Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 7DA
How much crime is recorded in WV6 7DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perton & Pattingham
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,389 (2024)
WV6 7DAWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 7DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 7DA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 7DANational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.