Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 8QF
How much crime is recorded in WS10 8QF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,442 (2024)
WS10 8QFWednesbury
How safe is WS10 8QF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 8QF 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 8QFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Shoplifting7.58.4
Burglary6.49.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.