Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 5LS
How much crime is recorded in WV12 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Invention
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
WV12 5LSWillenhall
How safe is WV12 5LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 5LS area, above 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
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 5LSNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft4.74.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.54.6
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
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.