Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 4LB
How much crime is recorded in WV4 4LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merryhill South
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,315 (2024)
WV4 4LBWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 4LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 4LB 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
WV4 4LBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary1.79.1
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.91.5
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.