Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 4SU
How much crime is recorded in WV4 4SU, 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 4SUWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 4SU
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 4SU 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV4 4SUNational
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.