Postcode · Willenhall
Crime in WV13 1HH
How much crime is recorded in WV13 1HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,236 (2024)
WV13 1HHWillenhall
How safe is WV13 1HH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV13 1HH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
WV13 1HHNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order0.84.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.