Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0EA
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woods & Mesty Croft
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,566 (2024)
WS10 0EAWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0EA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 0EANational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft4.64.5
Other crime2.61.5
Burglary2.29.1
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs1.12.4
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Shoplifting0.78.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.