Crime Rates at Hewitt Street, Wednesbury, WS10 8PY

Hewitt Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 136th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hewitt Street (WS10 8PY) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% higher than the Darlaston South average (87.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitt Street (WS10 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.