Total Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kinver Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 230th lowest 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 Kinver Drive (WV4 4RR) in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kinver Drive (WV4 4RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warstones Gardens, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boundary Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kinver Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Warstones Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Warstones Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beckbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rindleford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverley Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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