Crime Rates at Rough Hay Road, Wednesbury, WS10 8HN

Rough Hay Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 411th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

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 Rough Hay Road (WS10 8HN) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rough Hay Road (WS10 8HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ames Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addenbrooke Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.