Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 9NL
How much crime is recorded in WS10 9NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood Green & Old Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,785 (2024)
WS10 9NLWednesbury
How safe is WS10 9NL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 9NL area, 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
43.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 9NLNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Shoplifting25.28.4
Burglary11.09.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order7.14.6
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.