Total Crime Rate

565.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 565.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 444.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mervyn Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bilston North , and the 16th highest crime rate of 782 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 565.2 per 1,000 residents and was 328.3% higher than the Bilston North average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 417.6% 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 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mervyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stirling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocket Pool Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rocket Pool Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pace Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mervyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mervyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mervyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lees Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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