Crime Rates at Pensarn Villas, Wednesbury, WS10 8AQ

Pensarn Villas area has the 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 18th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

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 Pensarn Villas (WS10 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 567.7 per 1,000 residents and was 396.6% higher than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 259.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pensarn Villas (WS10 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.