Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV8 1LP
How much crime is recorded in WV8 1LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bilbrook
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
WV8 1LPWolverhampton
How safe is WV8 1LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV8 1LP 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
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 1LPNational
Burglary20.29.1
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Public order0.84.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.