Merryhill South
Middle areaSouth west Wolverhampton. 8,039 people in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 50% of people in Merryhill South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Merryhill South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merryhill South at a rate of 62.6 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 | 257 |
| Other crime | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Merryhill South compares
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Is Merryhill South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merryhill South at a rate of 62.6 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, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merryhill South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (257), other crime (87) and vehicle crime (46).
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 Merryhill South alone. See Wolverhampton
Merryhill South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Merryhill South was £248,500 in 2025.
Merryhill South had 7,841 usual residents at the census.
About 50% of people in Merryhill South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Merryhill South, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.