Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV12 5TQ
How much crime is recorded in WV12 5TQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Invention
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
WV12 5TQWillenhall
How safe is WV12 5TQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV12 5TQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV12 5TQNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.61.5
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.