Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 4RT
How much crime is recorded in WV12 4RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
WV12 4RTWillenhall
How safe is WV12 4RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 4RT 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4RTNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary7.59.1
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.