Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV4 4YL
How much crime is recorded in WV4 4YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merryhill South
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
WV4 4YLWolverhampton
How safe is WV4 4YL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV4 4YL 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 4YLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Vehicle crime10.13.5
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.