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Crime in WS10 7

How much crime is recorded in WS10 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Population
20,383 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS10 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS10 7, 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
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WS10 7National
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Burglary14.09.1
Shoplifting12.88.4
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.94.5
Public order3.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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.

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