Crime Rates at Leasowes Drive, Wolverhampton, WV4 4QD

Leasowes Drive area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leasowes Drive (WV4 4QD) in the last 12 months was 365.7 per 1,000 residents and was 501.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 274.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasowes Drive (WV4 4QD), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.