Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willingsworth Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Willingsworth Road (WS10 7NL) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willingsworth Road (WS10 7NL), the main crime hotspot is near Chillington Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Princes End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Callear Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidd Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Leaf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillington Road | Under investigation |
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