Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0JS
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woods & Mesty Croft
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,906 (2024)
WS10 0JSWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0JS area, broadly in line with 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 0JSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary2.99.1
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.24.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.