Postcode · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10 9SQ
How much crime is recorded in WS10 9SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,062 (2024)
WS10 9SQWednesbury
How safe is WS10 9SQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS10 9SQ 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
42.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 9SQNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Burglary17.49.1
Other theft11.54.5
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.