Crime Rates at Wesson Road, Wednesbury, WS10 8HS

Wesson Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

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 Wesson Road (WS10 8HS) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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