Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fir Grove area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 308th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fir Grove (WV3 0UR) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Grove (WV3 0UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merridale Crescent, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartley Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fir Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merridale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fir Grove
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merridale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Leyland Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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