Total Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Langley Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Merry Hill , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Langley Road (WV4 4YU) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 2 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 3 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Langley Road (WV4 4YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fareham Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fareham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingsclere Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bassett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bassett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fareham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fareham Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fareham Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fareham Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hamble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bhylls Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bhylls Lane | Under investigation |
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