Compton & Merryhill North
Middle areaSouth west Wolverhampton. 9,062 people in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 4% of people in Compton & Merryhill North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Compton & Merryhill North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Compton & Merryhill North at a rate of 49.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 206 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Compton & Merryhill North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Compton & Merryhill North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Compton & Merryhill North at a rate of 49.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Compton & Merryhill North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (206), other crime (65) and criminal damage and arson (45).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wolverhampton
These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wolverhampton and not Compton & Merryhill North alone. See Wolverhampton
Compton & Merryhill North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Compton & Merryhill North was £300,000 in 2025.
Compton & Merryhill North had 8,808 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Compton & Merryhill North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Compton & Merryhill North, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.