Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV3 7JZ
How much crime is recorded in WV3 7JZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Compton & Merryhill North
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
WV3 7JZWolverhampton
How safe is WV3 7JZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV3 7JZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 7JZNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs1.42.4
Public order1.44.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
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.