Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Green area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 313th 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 West Green (WV4 4RU) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 14 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Green (WV4 4RU), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rindleford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Warstones Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warstones Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beckbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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