Total Crime Rate

53.9 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 53.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hamble Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 292nd lowest 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 Hamble Road (WV4 4PN) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamble Road (WV4 4PN), the main crime hotspot is near Fareham Crescent. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamble Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Langley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fareham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Boundary Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bassett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fareham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fareham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fareham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Warstones Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Swancote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Highclere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Swancote Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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