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Crime in WV9 5

How much crime is recorded in WV9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
18,380 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV9 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV9 5, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WV9 5National
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary6.69.1
Other theft3.64.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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