Crime Rate in Willenhall South, ward

Willenhall South has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Walsall district and the 628th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 40th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Willenhall South in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher than the Walsall district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Willenhall South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 882 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , down -10.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 41.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,079 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Willenhall South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 245 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (59 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.