Postcode district · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6
How much crime is recorded in WV6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 67,096 (2024)
WV6Postcode district · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV6, broadly in line with 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
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
WV6National
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Shoplifting13.28.4
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.