Total Crime Rate

169.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coalway Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 109th highest crime rate of 784 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 Coalway Road (WV3 7NP) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 179.3% higher than the Merry Hill average (60.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coalway Road (WV3 7NP), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coalway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingslow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bassett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Highclere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingslow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leasowes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingslow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leasowes Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leasowes Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leasowes Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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