Total Crime Rate
41.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kinver 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.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Warstones Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warstones Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beckbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rindleford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hamble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverley Avenue | Under investigation |
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