Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 8TY
How much crime is recorded in WV6 8TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tettenhall South
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,740 (2024)
WV6 8TYWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 8TY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 8TY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 8TYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary3.09.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.74.5
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.