Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 7JB
How much crime is recorded in WV6 7JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perton & Pattingham
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,975 (2024)
WV6 7JBWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 7JB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 7JB 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
19.0
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 7JBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.