Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 9PU
How much crime is recorded in WS10 9PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood Green & Old Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
WS10 9PUWednesbury
How safe is WS10 9PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 9PU 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
51.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 9PUNational
Shoplifting41.88.4
Burglary25.59.1
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Vehicle crime19.43.5
Other theft5.74.5
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.