WV98
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hoobrook and Dunstall Hill, in Wyre Forest and Wolverhampton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WV98 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WV98, 71.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WV98 compares
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Is WV98 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WV98 at a rate of 105.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.2 per 1,000 people across WV.
In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WV98.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (39), violence and sexual offences (29) and shoplifting (14).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WV98 was 115.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
MPs for WV98
- Mark GarnierConservativeMP for Wyre Forest83% of WV98’s postcodes
- Warinder JussLabourMP for Wolverhampton West17% of WV98’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in WV981
Councils WV98 covers2
Postcode districts next to WV984
Nearest rail stations2
More in the WV postcode area2
WV98 in brief
WV98 is a postcode district covering Hoobrook and Dunstall Hill, in Wyre Forest and Wolverhampton.
About 1,061 people lived in WV98 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 105.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
WV98 had 1,051 usual residents at the census.
In WV98, 71.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
64.0% of residents in WV98 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
19.3% of residents in WV98 were aged 65 or over at the census.