Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 4TT
How much crime is recorded in WV12 4TT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,211 (2024)
WV12 4TTWillenhall
How safe is WV12 4TT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 4TT area, 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
41.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4TTNational
Violence and sexual offences36.623.6
Public order8.04.6
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.