Total Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finchfield Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchfield Lane (WV3 8EE) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchfield Lane (WV3 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Close. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finchfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsclere Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trysull Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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