Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 0TH
How much crime is recorded in WS10 0TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Friar Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
WS10 0THWednesbury
How safe is WS10 0TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 0TH area, above 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 0THNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Burglary14.29.1
Shoplifting11.08.4
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft6.34.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other crime3.61.5
Public order3.44.6
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.