Wolverhampton crime stats
The overall crime rate in Wolverhampton city is 107.3 crimes per 1,000 which is 107% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 10.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 44.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 134% of national crime rate. Bicycle theft crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 21.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Possession of weapons crime rate is at 208% of national crime rate which puts Wolverhampton on 9. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Possession of weapons crime makes up 2.0% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 possession of weapons crime totalled 471 representing an increase 9.0% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Wolverhampton city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 44.5% | 45. highest | 134% | 10.7k | 1.3% |
| Shoplifting crime | 11.2% | 50. highest | 136% | 2.7k | -3.3% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.4% | 49. highest | 128% | 2.0k | 7.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 7.3% | 22. highest | 151% | 1.8k | -12.7% |
| Other theft crime | 6.2% | 42. lowest | 100% | 1.5k | 2.2% |
| Public order crime | 5.7% | 15. lowest | 89% | 1.4k | 5.7% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 3.8% | 5. lowest | 25% | 915 | -57.2% |
| Burglary crime | 3.3% | 50. lowest | 95% | 788 | -21.6% |
| Drugs crime | 2.7% | 26. lowest | 84% | 640 | 4.4% |
| Other crime | 2.0% | 41. lowest | 100% | 493 | -4.6% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 2.0% | 9. highest | 208% | 471 | 9.0% |
| Robbery crime | 1.2% | 37. lowest | 92% | 294 | -12.2% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.9% | 36. highest | 53% | 206 | -3.3% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.8% | 42. lowest | 104% | 201 | 21.1% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Wolverhampton crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Wolverhampton city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Wolverhampton city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Wolverhampton city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 4.1 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.0 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 12.0 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 47.8 | 35.7 |
Wolverhampton overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Wolverhampton crime rate comparison map
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