Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0RH
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woods & Mesty Croft
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,305 (2024)
WS10 0RHWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0RH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 0RHNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Drugs2.42.4
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.74.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Robbery0.61.4
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.