Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV7 3LU
How much crime is recorded in WV7 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosford & Albrighton
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,119 (2024)
WV7 3LUWolverhampton
How safe is WV7 3LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV7 3LU area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
WV7 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.