Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0PU
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woods & Mesty Croft
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
WS10 0PUWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0PU area, well 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
49.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 0PUNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Vehicle crime10.93.5
Burglary9.89.1
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Other theft5.34.5
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.