Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 8RE
How much crime is recorded in WV6 8RE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tettenhall South
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
WV6 8REWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 8RE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 8RE 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
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV6 8RENational
Shoplifting22.88.4
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order3.14.6
Other theft1.94.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.12.4
Burglary0.99.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.