Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 5DN
How much crime is recorded in WV12 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashmore
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,559 (2024)
WV12 5DNWillenhall
How safe is WV12 5DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 5DN area, broadly in line with 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
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5DNNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Burglary6.39.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.91.4
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.