Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 7QW
How much crime is recorded in WS10 7QW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
WS10 7QWWednesbury
How safe is WS10 7QW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 7QW area, broadly in line with 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7QWNational
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Burglary17.39.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime2.01.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.