Postcode district · Wednesbury
Crime in WS10
How much crime is recorded in WS10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 64,363 (2024)
WS10Postcode district · Wednesbury
How safe is WS10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS10, 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
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
WS10National
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Burglary11.09.1
Shoplifting9.18.4
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.