Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 9GD
How much crime is recorded in WS10 9GD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,915 (2024)
WS10 9GDWednesbury
How safe is WS10 9GD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 9GD 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
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 9GDNational
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft3.84.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.