Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 8TZ
How much crime is recorded in WS10 8TZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,881 (2024)
WS10 8TZWednesbury
How safe is WS10 8TZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 8TZ 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
57.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8TZNational
Violence and sexual offences44.223.6
Burglary13.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order5.14.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft3.14.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.