Crime Rates at Highlands Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 8AG

Highlands Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highlands Road (WV3 8AG) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Road (WV3 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderton Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchfield Road West (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.