Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0ED
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Friar Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,361 (2024)
WS10 0EDWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0ED 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
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 0EDNational
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Burglary10.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft4.54.5
Shoplifting3.78.4
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.