Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0HR
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Friar Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,378 (2024)
WS10 0HRWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0HR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0HR 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
56.8
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 0HRNational
Violence and sexual offences48.023.6
Other theft9.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Burglary3.79.1
Public order3.74.6
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.72.4
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
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.