Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0LD
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yew Tree & Tamebridge
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,346 (2024)
WS10 0LDWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0LD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 0LDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other crime1.51.5
Burglary1.39.1
Drugs1.22.4
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Public order0.54.6
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.