Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 5LL
How much crime is recorded in WV12 5LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Invention
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,158 (2024)
WV12 5LLWillenhall
How safe is WV12 5LL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 5LL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 5LLNational
Violence and sexual offences47.423.6
Shoplifting19.08.4
Criminal damage and arson13.54.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft5.24.5
Public order4.64.6
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
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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.