Merry Hill ward · Wolverhampton. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 19% across Wolverhampton (7.4 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 19.4% here, compared with 25.3% across Wolverhampton (5.9 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 30.7% here, compared with 26.2% across Wolverhampton (4.5 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Merry Hill ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
713 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 719 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Merry Hill ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 53 mapped crimes in September 2024; 68 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Merry Hill
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
53
6
October 2024
69
5
November 2024
74
2
December 2024
57
2
January 2025
58
7
February 2025
44
0
March 2025
64
4
April 2025
55
3
May 2025
68
4
June 2025
53
4
July 2025
59
6
August 2025
65
5
September 2025
47
2
October 2025
53
3
November 2025
42
3
December 2025
49
0
January 2026
75
1
February 2026
58
3
March 2026
57
2
April 2026
54
3
May 2026
65
3
June 2026
73
3
July 2026
72
4
August 2026
68
5
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Merry Hill
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
363
vehicle crime
66
criminal damage arson
64
other theft
47
public order
46
burglary
41
shoplifting
35
other crime
16
possession of weapons
10
drugs
9
robbery
7
theft from the person
7
bicycle theft
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
