Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 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 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merridale Street West area has the 36th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 221st 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 West (WV3 0RW) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merridale Street West (WV3 0RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardiff Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merridale Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lennox Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elias Mattu Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Ashland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zoar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zoar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manlove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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