Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 4NL
How much crime is recorded in WV12 4NL, 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 4NLWillenhall
How safe is WV12 4NL
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 4NL 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WV12 4NLNational
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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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.