Postcode sector · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 1
How much crime is recorded in WS10 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 3,742 (2024)
WS10 1Postcode sector · Wednesbury
How safe is WS10 1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS10 1, 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
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 1National
Shoplifting41.68.4
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Burglary13.89.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.