Crime Rates at Gloucester Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0TX

Gloucester Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 255th 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 Gloucester Road (WS10 0TX) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Friar Park average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (WS10 0TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.