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Crime in WV3 7JH

How much crime is recorded in WV3 7JH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Compton & Merryhill North
Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,611 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV3 7JH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV3 7JH 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
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WV3 7JHNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Burglary12.29.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Public order0.94.6
Other theft0.84.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.11.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 51% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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