Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 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 39.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stourton Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stourton Drive (WV4 4SA) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stourton Drive (WV4 4SA), 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 Stourton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beckbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rindleford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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