Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

East Green area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 190th 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 East Green (WV4 4RF) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Green (WV4 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Close. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grendon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingslow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leasowes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warstones Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Warstones Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rindleford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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