Crime Rates at Park Hill, Wednesbury, WS10 0PL

Park Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 477th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Hill (WS10 0PL) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Friar Park average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Hill (WS10 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near James Watt Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.