Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV9 5RU
How much crime is recorded in WV9 5RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordhouses
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,162 (2024)
WV9 5RUWolverhampton
How safe is WV9 5RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV9 5RU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
WV9 5RUNational
Burglary8.19.1
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Shoplifting6.68.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.14.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.71.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.