Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0DW
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0DW, 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 0DWWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0DW
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 0DW 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS10 0DWNational
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.