Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Overton Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 70th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overton Walk (WV4 4YF) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 243.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Walk (WV4 4YF), 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 Overton Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsclere Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beckbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rindleford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close 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 Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Warstones Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warstones Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fareham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fareham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fareham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fareham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fareham Crescent —
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Data Sources

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