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Postcode sector · Willenhall

Crime in WV12 5

How much crime is recorded in WV12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
24,836 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV12 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV12 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WV12 5National
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Shoplifting6.08.4
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 35% 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.

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