Crime Rates at New Street, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, WV3 7NW

New Street 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 New Street (WV3 7NW) 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 New Street (WV3 7NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chadwick Close (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.