Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Warstones Drive (WV4 4NG) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warstones Drive (WV4 4NG), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 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 2025Burglary Swancote Drive Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warstones Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Swancote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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