Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 4NY
How much crime is recorded in WV4 4NY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merryhill South
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,572 (2024)
WV4 4NYWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 4NY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 4NY 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
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 4NYNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.