Total Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Linden Lea 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 Linden Lea (WV3 8BQ) 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 Linden Lea (WV3 8BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Havisham Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havisham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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