Crime Rates at Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton, WV3 0RW

Merridale Street West area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 175th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merridale Street West (WV3 0RW) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merridale Street West (WV3 0RW), the main crime hotspot is near Cardiff Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.