Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 7RL
How much crime is recorded in WV6 7RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perton & Pattingham
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,025 (2024)
WV6 7RLWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 7RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 7RL 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 7RLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary2.59.1
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Public order0.44.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.