Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 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 121.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wenlock Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 183rd 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 Wenlock Avenue (WV3 7JA) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 111.0% higher than the Merry Hill average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Avenue (WV3 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inglewood Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Star Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wenlock Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanmore Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ackleton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wrekin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inglewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minsterley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minsterley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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