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Crime in Wolverhampton by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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7,659crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Comptonlowest rate58.2 per 1,000 a year
93.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Oxley (-9%), Pendeford (-5%) and Bushbury (-5%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1All SaintsWV2 · 9,317 residents 432.8▲ 11%violence
2SpringfieldWV10 · 12,827 residents 228.3▲ 19%violence
3Fallings ParkWV10 · 11,236 residents 174.8▲ 25%violence
4WolverhamptonWV1 · 80,563 residents 163▲ 10%violence
5Heath TownWV10 · 12,881 residents 158.1▲ 19%violence
6Park VillageWV10 · 22,685 residents 150.8▲ 12%violence
7Old HeathWV1 · 10,160 residents 149.6▲ 13%violence
8Goldthorn HillWV2 · 68,959 residents 138.7▲ 8%violence
9BilstonWV14 · 67,959 residents 127.2▲ 13%violence
10The LuntWV14 · 9,030 residents 125.8▲ 7%violence
11LoxdaleWV14 · 9,761 residents 125▲ 14%violence
12WednesfieldWV11 · 75,151 residents 118.9▲ 15%violence
13Low HillWV10 · 15,272 residents 118.4▲ 12%violence
14BushburyWV10 · 8,725 residents 115.5▼ 5%violence
15Rough HillsWV2 · 21,500 residents 114.2▲ 12%violence
16FordhousesWV10 · 9,007 residents 94.1▲ 23%violence
17ParkfieldWV4 · 20,189 residents 93.3▲ 18%violence
18Ashmore ParkWV11 · 11,825 residents 90.3▲ 14%violence
19EttingshallWV4 · 19,876 residents 87.7▲ 7%violence
20Perry HallWV11 · 12,117 residents 86.2▲ 48%violence
21TettenhallWV6 · 9,213 residents 86▲ 30%shoplifting
22Ettingshall ParkWV4 · 14,272 residents 84.1▼ 3%violence
23Goldthorn ParkWV4 · 18,924 residents 81.2▲ 3%violence
24WoodcrossWV14 · 17,592 residents 78.9▲ 1%violence
25Tettenhall WoodWV6 · 12,728 residents 74.5▲ 36%violence
26MerryhillWV4 · 11,256 residents 73.9▲ 17%violence
27OxleyWV10 · 13,953 residents 73.7▼ 9%violence
28CastlecroftWV3 · 4,977 residents 68.3▲ 67%violence
29AldersleyWV6 · 9,837 residents 67.1▲ 10%violence
30PennWV4 · 14,386 residents 65.9▲ 39%violence
31PendefordWV9 · 7,076 residents 65▼ 5%violence
32Moseley GreenWV10 · 3,965 residents 63.6▲ 19%violence
33Wood EndWV11 · 13,262 residents 62.4▲ 10%violence
34ComptonWV3 · 10,587 residents 58.2▲ 43%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Wolverhampton have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Compton, Wood End, Moseley Green, Pendeford and Penn.

Which areas of Wolverhampton have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in All Saints, Springfield, Fallings Park, Wolverhampton and Heath Town.

Is crime going up or down in Wolverhampton?

Across Wolverhampton, 7,659 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.