Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 8ND
How much crime is recorded in WV6 8ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tettenhall South
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,577 (2024)
WV6 8NDWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 8ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 8ND area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8NDNational
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary2.39.1
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.