Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bhylls Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 313th 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 Bhylls Lane (WV3 8DR) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bhylls Lane (WV3 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Fareham Crescent. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bhylls Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Langley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlecroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wychbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fareham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fareham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fareham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fareham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bhylls Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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