Crime Rates at Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LU

Finchfield Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchfield Road (WV3 9LU) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchfield Road (WV3 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Crescent, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alderton Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.