Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wednesbury Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 246th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wednesbury Road (WS1 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wednesbury Road (WS1 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorothy Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Junction Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wednesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Equestrian Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Truda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosamond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosamond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosamond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft South Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wednesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wednesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wednesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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