Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 8BZ
How much crime is recorded in WS10 8BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,139 (2024)
WS10 8BZWednesbury
How safe is WS10 8BZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 8BZ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 8BZNational
Violence and sexual offences39.523.6
Burglary16.29.1
Vehicle crime12.23.5
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Public order5.94.6
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
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.