Postcode district · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV8
How much crime is recorded in WV8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 28,684 (2024)
WV8Postcode district · Wolverhampton
How safe is WV8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV8, 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
WV8National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Burglary6.29.1
Shoplifting4.98.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.