Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Langley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 78th highest crime rate of 784 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 Langley Road (WV4 4YT) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 224.9% higher than the Merry Hill average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Road (WV4 4YT), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Merry Hill

Crime Over Time in Langley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Langley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Highclere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warstones Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wychbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bassett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fareham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fareham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fareham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fareham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑