Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 9BX
How much crime is recorded in WS10 9BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood Green & Old Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
WS10 9BXWednesbury
How safe is WS10 9BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 9BX 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
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 9BXNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.41.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.