Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 4JG
How much crime is recorded in WV12 4JG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,873 (2024)
WV12 4JGWillenhall
How safe is WV12 4JG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 4JG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV12 4JGNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary7.29.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.74.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Public order0.74.6
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.