Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 8YG
How much crime is recorded in WS10 8YG, 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 8YGWednesbury
How safe is WS10 8YG
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 8YG 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS10 8YGNational
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.