Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Warstones Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 288th highest 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 Drive (WV4 4PB) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warstones Drive (WV4 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Fareham Crescent. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fareham Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rindleford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beckbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fareham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fareham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fareham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fareham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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