Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 8SS
How much crime is recorded in WS10 8SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
WS10 8SSWednesbury
How safe is WS10 8SS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 8SS 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
61.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 8SSNational
Violence and sexual offences46.123.6
Criminal damage and arson14.74.7
Burglary11.69.1
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Public order9.54.6
Other theft5.94.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Other crime2.71.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.