Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cedar Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cedar Road (WS10 0BD) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Princes End average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedar Road (WS10 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity Grove. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wednesbury South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hydes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walnut Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tame Crossing | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wesley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
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