Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0BF
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Friar Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
WS10 0BFWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0BF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
WS10 0BFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Burglary14.29.1
Shoplifting11.08.4
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft6.34.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other crime3.61.5
Public order3.44.6
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.