Crime Rates at School Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0LA

School Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Road (WS10 0LA) in the last 12 months was 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.3% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (WS10 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrooke Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.