Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV8 1DF
How much crime is recorded in WV8 1DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bilbrook
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
WV8 1DFWolverhampton
How safe is WV8 1DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV8 1DF 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
WV8 1DFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.84.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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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.