Total Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 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 8.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Compton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 14th 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 Compton Road (WV3 9QB) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Merry Hill average (57.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Compton Road (WV3 9QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merridale Crescent, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crawford Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merridale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gamesfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamesfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamesfield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leyland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merridale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merridale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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