Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0DR
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woods & Mesty Croft
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,250 (2024)
WS10 0DRWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0DR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 0DRNational
Violence and sexual offences46.223.6
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.41.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.