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Overview of Wolverhampton crime rate

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Wolverhampton, with a high crime rating, ranks 2nd among 25 surrounding boroughs in crime rate. In 2023, it reported 34795 crime incidents against a population of 263727, resulting in a crime rate of 131.94 per 1000 residents, a 7.46% reduction from the previous year.

The most common crime types include Violence and sexual offences (43.0%), Vehicle crime (8.7%), and Criminal damage and arson (7.8%), with Robbery, Bicycle theft, and Theft from the person being the least frequent.

Of its 20 wards, St Peter’s, Heath Town, and Bilston East have the highest crime rates, whereas Penn, Tettenhall Wightwick, and Tettenhall Regis are the safest.

Examining Postcode districts within Wolverhampton, WV1, WV2, and WV13 report higher crime rates, while WV16, WV9, and WV7 are significantly safer.

In Wolverhampton, there have been notable fluctuations in crime rates. Violence and sexual offences increased significantly by 10.48% in 2020 and by 15.99% in 2021. Anti-social behaviour rose by 7.15% in 2020, though it decreased by 6.73% in 2021 and 5.54% in 2022. Other increases include Criminal damage and arson by 2.78% in 2021, Other theft by 1.72% in 2022, and Shoplifting by 3.62% in 2023. However, there was a drop in Burglary by 2% and Public order by 3.82% in 2023, among others.

Wolverhampton crime incidents by crime type

A total of 34795 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 14962 (43.0)%
Vehicle crime – 3028 (8.7)%
Criminal damage and arson – 2703 (7.8)%
Shoplifting – 2664 (7.7)%
Public order – 2458 (7.1)%
Other theft – 2124 (6.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2040 (5.9)%
Burglary – 1529 (4.4)%
Drugs – 762 (2.2)%
Other crime – 731 (2.1)%
Possession of weapons – 648 (1.9)%
Robbery – 600 (1.7)%
Bicycle theft – 292 (0.8)%
Theft from the person – 254 (0.7)%

How does Wolverhampton compare against nearby areas ?

Wolverhampton ranks 2nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Wolverhampton wards

There are 20 wards within Wolverhampton. St Peter’s (Wolverhampton), Heath Town, Bilston East has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.