Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV8 2DH
How much crime is recorded in WV8 2DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Codsall
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,262 (2024)
WV8 2DHWolverhampton
How safe is WV8 2DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV8 2DH 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2DHNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary8.69.1
Shoplifting3.48.4
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Robbery0.21.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.