Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV8 2JA
How much crime is recorded in WV8 2JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Codsall
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
WV8 2JAWolverhampton
How safe is WV8 2JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV8 2JA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 2JANational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs1.62.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.