Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 8LA
How much crime is recorded in WS10 8LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,262 (2024)
WS10 8LAWednesbury
How safe is WS10 8LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 68.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 8LA area, more than double 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
68.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 8LANational
Violence and sexual offences48.323.6
Burglary21.59.1
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Vehicle crime9.63.5
Public order6.64.6
Other theft5.54.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Shoplifting3.68.4
Drugs3.32.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.