Postcode district · Willenhall
Crime in WV12
How much crime is recorded in WV12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 32,565 (2024)
WV12Postcode district · Willenhall
How safe is WV12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV12, broadly in line with 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
WV12National
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Shoplifting4.38.4
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.