Crime Rate in Merry Hill, ward

Merry Hill has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Wolverhampton district and the 3509th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 341st lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Merry Hill in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Wolverhampton district average (109.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Merry Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 400 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 459 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Merry Hill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 64 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chadwick Close (48 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.