Crime Rates at Merridale Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0RA

Merridale Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merridale Street (WV3 0RA) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merridale Street (WV3 0RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fold Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.