Crime Rates at Lower High Street, Wednesbury, WS10 7AL

Lower High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower High Street (WS10 7AL) in the last 12 months was 339.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.7% higher than the Princes End average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 178.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower High Street (WS10 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 341 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.