Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 9LU
How much crime is recorded in WV6 9LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tettenhall North
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
WV6 9LUWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 9LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 9LU 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 9LUNational
Shoplifting16.88.4
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Other theft4.84.5
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.11.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Robbery0.71.4
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.