Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 8LX
How much crime is recorded in WV6 8LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tettenhall South
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
WV6 8LXWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 8LX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 8LX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8LXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Burglary2.49.1
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.14.6
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.