Crime Rates at Broad Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9BN

Broad Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 306th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Lane (WV3 9BN) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Lane (WV3 9BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inglewood Avenue, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minsterley Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.