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Postcode sector · Willenhall

Crime in WV13 2

How much crime is recorded in WV13 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
12,813 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV13 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV13 2, well above 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
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WV13 2National
Violence and sexual offences37.723.6
Shoplifting25.78.4
Burglary21.79.1
Vehicle crime13.83.5
Criminal damage and arson13.24.7
Other theft6.14.5
Public order6.14.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery2.41.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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.

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