Crime Rates at Wolverhampton Street, Wednesbury, WS10 8UG

Wolverhampton Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 148th 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 Wolverhampton Street (WS10 8UG) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Street (WS10 8UG), 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.