Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Warstones Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Warstones Road (WV4 4LB) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warstones Road (WV4 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Braden Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Enville Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warstones Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springhill Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enville Road —
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Data Sources

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