Crime Rates at Bassett Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0LY

Bassett Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 118th highest crime rate of 954 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 Bassett Road (WS10 0LY) in the last 12 months was 174.7 per 1,000 residents and was 117.2% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Road (WS10 0LY), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrooke Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.