Crime Rates at Holyhead Road, Wednesbury, WS10 7DP

Holyhead Road area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 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 Holyhead Road (WS10 7DP) in the last 12 months was 2832.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2684.8% higher than the Princes End average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 284.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (WS10 7DP), 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.