Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV3 7JF
How much crime is recorded in WV3 7JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Compton & Merryhill North
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,471 (2024)
WV3 7JFWolverhampton
How safe is WV3 7JF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV3 7JF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WV3 7JFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary15.29.1
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.74.6
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.