Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 9AR
How much crime is recorded in WS10 9AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wednesbury
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,858 (2024)
WS10 9ARWednesbury
How safe is WS10 9AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 9AR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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 9ARNational
Shoplifting73.38.4
Violence and sexual offences32.023.6
Burglary19.89.1
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft6.24.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Robbery2.81.4
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.