Postcode district · Willenhall
Crime in WV13
How much crime is recorded in WV13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 35,133 (2024)
WV13Postcode district · Willenhall
How safe is WV13
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV13, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).
WV13National
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Burglary14.89.1
Shoplifting14.58.4
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Other theft6.44.5
Public order4.94.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
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.