Total Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finchdene Grove area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Finchdene Grove (WV3 8BG) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Merry Hill average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2023, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finchdene Grove (WV3 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Crescent, where police recorded 8 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.
View Crime In Merry Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Hill | Under investigation |
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