Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 8HP
How much crime is recorded in WS10 8HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,868 (2024)
WS10 8HPWednesbury
How safe is WS10 8HP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 8HP 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
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 8HPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Burglary5.99.1
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.