Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 4EE
How much crime is recorded in WV12 4EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,796 (2024)
WV12 4EEWillenhall
How safe is WV12 4EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 4EE 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
50.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).
WV12 4EENational
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Burglary6.59.1
Other theft5.64.5
Public order4.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.