Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 1DE
How much crime is recorded in WS10 1DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood Green & Old Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,884 (2024)
WS10 1DEWednesbury
How safe is WS10 1DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 1DE 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 1DENational
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order2.74.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.