Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV3 9JY
How much crime is recorded in WV3 9JY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Compton & Merryhill North
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
WV3 9JYWolverhampton
How safe is WV3 9JY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV3 9JY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9JYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary13.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Public order0.64.6
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.