Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV8 1PP
How much crime is recorded in WV8 1PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bilbrook
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,405 (2024)
WV8 1PPWolverhampton
How safe is WV8 1PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV8 1PP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 1PPNational
Shoplifting24.28.4
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Public order6.84.6
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.