Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV3 9JF
How much crime is recorded in WV3 9JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Compton & Merryhill North
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,261 (2024)
WV3 9JFWolverhampton
How safe is WV3 9JF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV3 9JF area, below 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 9JFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.09.1
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.81.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order1.14.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.