Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Warstones Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 256th 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 Warstones Drive (WV4 4NB) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warstones Drive (WV4 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Warstones Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warstones Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Swancote Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Swancote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Boundary Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warstones Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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