Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 8BX
How much crime is recorded in WV6 8BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castlecroft
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
WV6 8BXWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 8BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 8BX 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 8BXNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Public order1.04.6
Other theft1.04.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.