Crime Rates at Mervyn Road, Bilston, WV14 8DF

Mervyn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bilston North , and the 10th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mervyn Road (WV14 8DF) in the last 12 months was 755.9 per 1,000 residents and was 440.7% higher than the Bilston North average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 201 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 336.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mervyn Road (WV14 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mervyn Place, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.