Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 5RD
How much crime is recorded in WV12 5RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
WV12 5RDWillenhall
How safe is WV12 5RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 71.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 5RD area, more than double 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
71.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 5RDNational
Violence and sexual offences56.523.6
Shoplifting17.08.4
Burglary16.59.1
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime4.31.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.